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🧪 A chemical ion ⚗️ To add bromine
to bromate

to bromate

9.9
To add bromine to a substance so it reacts
  • verb
  • /ˈbroʊmeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bromatar
  • The manufacturer decided to bromate the flour to achieve better baking results.

Examples

  • The bread was carefully bromated to enhance its texture and shelf life.

  • They should have used stevia or sorbitol instead of sugar, non-gluten spelt flour (which also should not be bromated), and coconut/extra-virgin.

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  • Bakers often bromate their dough to improve the rising process.

Synonyms

to brominate
vsto bromate
  • Specialized
1 9.9

To add bromine atoms to a chemical compound

is the broader treatment of adding bromine to any substance rather than only compounds

Surface Forms

bromate infinitive
bromated past
bromated past participle
bromating present participle
bromates third person singular

Morphology

bromate = bromine (semi-transparent) = brom + ate

The sense is built from the chemical base 'bromine' plus a verb-forming suffix, but the specialized technical meaning makes it less immediate for general learners.

Etymology

Bromate (verb) is built from bromine plus the ending -ate and literally means 'to treat with or add bromine'. So to bromate something is to add bromine to it or turn it into a bromate compound.