hydrogen bromide

noun

1. a colorless gas, HBr, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrobromic acid.

hydrogen bromide

noun

1. a colourless pungent gas used in organic synthesis. Formula: HBr
2. an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide; hydrobromic acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrogen bromide¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

This purple colour would appear to be due to a highly dissociable compound of ω-brommethylfurfural with hydrogen bromide.

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In the case of hydrogen bromide and water, and of hydrogen chloride and water, a hydrate, viz.

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