bromize

especially British, bro·mise

[broh-mahyz]

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

bromized, bromizing 

1. to treat or combine with bromine or a bromide.

Other Word Forms

• bromization noun
• bromizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bromize¹

First recorded in 1850–55; brom- + -ize

Example Sentences

They buy the gun-cotton of some good maker—Mr. Tomlinson, agent for Mr. Cutting, generally supplied the best—then dissolve, iodize, and bromize to suit their working.

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