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

"Because some brominated flame retardants have known toxicity, I requested a sample of the gear in question to test.'"

From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025

Similarly, it’s true that these brominated compounds can get into cooking oils.

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 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

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