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
Stapleton's initial testing confirmed the presence of brominated flame retardants in the turnout gear sample.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025
The highest extractable concentrations of brominated flame retardants were found in gear marketed as non-PFAS treated, particularly within the moisture barrier.
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
Similarly, it’s true that these brominated compounds can get into cooking oils.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2024
The dye introduced by Caro in 1874 is the brominated phthaleïn of resorcinol.
From Coal and What We Get from It by Raphael Meldola
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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