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hydrobromic

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[hahy-druh-broh-mik] / ˌhaɪ drəˈbroʊ mɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. of or derived from hydrobromic acid.


Etymology

Origin of hydrobromic

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

Example Sentences

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The amounts of hydrobromic acid and hydroiodic acid used commercially are insignificant by comparison.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

A variety of salts can be prepared from metals that are more active than hydrogen by reaction with the corresponding acids: Scandium metal reacts with hydrobromic acid to form a solution of scandium bromide:

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

From their behavior toward sulphuric acid, to what class of agents do hydrobromic and hydriodic acids belong?

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

The solution is of an orange-red colour, and is quite permanent in the dark, but on exposure to light, gradually becomes colourless, owing to decomposition into hydrobromic acid and oxygen.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various