Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bromous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bro-mous
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to bromous acid or its derivatives.

Etymology

By surface analysis, brome + -ous, or, by surface analysis, brom(ine) + -ous.

Derived Forms

hypobromous

Frequently Paired Words

bromic brominous hydrobromic

Questions

What does bromous mean?: Of or pertaining to bromous acid or its derivatives.
Where does bromous come from?: By surface analysis, brome + -ous, or, by surface analysis, brom(ine) + -ous.

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