bromize

American

[broh-mahyz] / ˈbroʊ maɪz /

especially British, bromise

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

bromized, bromizing

to treat or combine with bromine or a bromide.

Other Word Forms

bromization noun
bromizer noun

Etymology

Origin of bromize

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

Example Sentences

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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.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by Werge, John

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