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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrogen bromide1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences

These numbers, however, by no means represent the maximum yields obtainable, owing to the comparatively slight solubility of hydrogen bromide in chloroform.

The aldehyde gives yellow or colourless solutions in various solvents, which are turned purple by a sufficient excess of hydrogen bromide.

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