brominate

American  

[broh-muh-neyt] / ˈbroʊ məˌneɪt /

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

brominated, brominating

1. to treat or combine with bromine; bromate.

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brominate British  

/ ˈbrəʊmɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. Also: bromate.  to treat or react with bromine

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Other Word Forms

• bromination
  noun

Etymology

Origin of brominate

First recorded in 1870–75; bromine + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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brominate brominated brominating

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

But the final law was amended to remove reference to the substance, solely banning brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye No. 3.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2025

Let’s put it this way: Even if you do boil your spatula and consume the oil, chances are that spatula does not contain brominated compounds.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2024

The historic legislation bans the “manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale” of food products that contain four additives: brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye 3.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2024

Early German Gas Shell.—The first important use of German gas in shell was that of brominated and chlorinated organic compounds, T. and K. stuffs.

From The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war by Lefebure, Victor

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