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bromo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
bro-mo-
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

containing bromine

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 Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- Representing the base of bromine

Inflected Forms

brom- (alternative)

Derived Forms

bromacetate bromanil bromargyrite bromhydrin bromo bromocriptine bromoil bromopheniramine bromosulphalein bromosulphthalein bromuret bromyrite

Phrases

2-bromobutyric acid 4-bromobutyric acid bromacetic acid bromobenzoic acid bromophenol blue bromphenol blue bromothymol blue ethyl bromoacetate

Frequently Paired Words

chloro- fluoro- iodo-

Questions

What does bromo- mean?
containing bromine
Where does bromo- 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 Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- Representing the base of bromine

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