Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dibromine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-bromine
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two bromine atoms in a molecule; especially normal molecular bromine Br₂ or an ion or radical derived from it

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine English dibromine From di- + bromine.

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Questions

What does dibromine mean?
Two bromine atoms in a molecule; especially normal molecular bromine Br₂ or an ion or radical derived from it
Where does dibromine come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine English dibromine From di- + bromine.

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