Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brominate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bromi-nate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat or react with bromine or hydrobromic acid, to introduce bromine into a compound.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English brominate From bromine + -ate.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

brominates (present, singular) brominating (participle, present) brominated (participle, past) brominated (past)

Derived Forms

debrominate monobrominate rebrominate

Frequently Paired Words

bromination

Synonyms

bromate

Questions

What does brominate mean?: To treat or react with bromine or hydrobromic acid, to introduce bromine into a compound.
Where does brominate come from?: Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English brominate From bromine + -ate.

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