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

"There was a rumor that one of the turnout gear manufacturers might be using brominated flame retardants in the non-PFAS treated textiles," Stapleton said.

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

Several metabolites, including brominated alkaloids and furanoterpenoids, captured from seawater were present in three sponge species that the researchers had examined in detail.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2023

Lachrymators at Loos, 1915.—Germany commenced the manufacture of lachrymators, crude brominated xylene or brominated ketones, early in, or perhaps before 1915.

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