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bromo-

American  
  1. a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which bromine is present.

    bromobenzene.


bromo- British  

combining form

  1. indicating the presence of bromine

    bromoform

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The bromine at position 2 will be described by adding 2-bromo-; this will come at the beginning of the name, since bromo- comes before chloro- alphabetically.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Among the substitution products of the phenols, the thio-, chloro-, bromo-, nitro-, and aminophenols as a rule yield tanning matters similar in character.

From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg

The mono-, chloro-, bromo-, and iodo-benzenes are colourless liquids of peculiar odour.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)