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hydrobromic

[ hahy-druh-broh-mik ]

/ ˌhaɪ drəˈbroʊ mɪk /

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adjective Chemistry.

of or derived from hydrobromic acid.

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Origin of hydrobromic

First recorded in 1830–40; hydro-² + bromic

Words nearby hydrobromic

hydroacoustics, hydroaerobics, hydroairplane, hydrobiology, hydrobomb, hydrobromic, hydrobromic acid, hydrobromide, hydrocarbon, hydrocarbons, hydrocast

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How to use hydrobromic in a sentence

It may also be prepared by oxidizing the trimethylene glycol obtained by the action of hydrobromic acid on allylbromide.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various
Hydrobromic acid gas is colourless and non-inflammable; it extinguishes flame.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Hydrobromic acid in ethereal solution gives furfurane derivatives.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
Barium bromide is prepared by saturating baryta-water or by decomposing barium carbonate with hydrobromic acid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various

When heated with concentrated hydrobromic or hydriodic acids, it is converted into fumaric acid.
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