brominate
Americanverb (used with object)
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To brominate wood pulp, Dr. Lewin simply adds sodium bromide, which is as stable as table salt, to the solution in a standard bleaching apparatus, then bubbles chlorine through it.
From Time Magazine Archive
The research is the first U.S. study to formally examine and document the use of brominated flame retardants in firefighter turnout gear, which is worn during emergency responses.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025
Every set of turnout gear tested also contained brominated flame retardants, with extractable levels generally higher than those measured for PFAS.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025
Yes, some of the products did have very high levels of brominated chemicals, but that’s not true of the majority of the samples they tested.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2024
Last year, Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation ban on food additives found in popular cereals, candy, sodas and drinks, including brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye No. 3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2024
The aqueous solution of the brominated product gives no special reactions with the usual tannin reagents, but precipitates gelatine completely.
From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg
The researchers utilized potassium xanthate instead of hydrogen sulfide, owing to its better reactivity in aryne reactions and pentafluorophenyl bromide as an electrophilic brominating reagent.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
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