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to brominate

to brominate

1 9.9
To add bromine atoms to a chemical compound
  • verb
  • /ˈbroʊməˌneɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : brominar
  • A comprehensive identification of disinfection by-products and assessment of mutagenicity of chlorinated and brominated swimming pool water. Environ Health Perspect 118:1523-1530; doi:10.1289/ehp.1001965.
  • brominated flame retardants
  • brominated compound

Examples

  • Chemists often brominate organic compounds to enhance their reactivity and stability.

  • The process to brominate the solution required precise measurements of bromine.

  • Several states are seeking to restrict the use of brominated flame retardants.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The blood-water correlations for the brominated THMs were much stronger than for TCM and more consistent across study locations.

    Academic text (2012)

  • We defined brominated high-resolution THMs as the sum of BDCM, DBCM, and TBM in these two media.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The samples show that East Greenland polar bears have the highest levels of brominated flame retardants, per-fluorinated compounds, and mercury ever measured in Arctic mammals.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Sites 1 and 3 had moderate levels of chlorinated and brominated DBPs, respectively, and we chose them because they used chloramination rather than free chlorine for terminal disinfection.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The brominated species in tap water were predominant in site 2 (75%; summer samples only) and site 3 (68%; summer and winter samples) but not in site 1 (35%; summer and winter samples). The proportion of brominated species detected in blood was 24% for site 1, 29% for site 2, and 57% for site 3.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Farmers are advised to brominate the crop chemicals to ensure maximum efficacy.

Synonyms

to bromate
vsto brominate
  • Specialized
9.9

To add bromine to a substance so it reacts

is specific about adding bromine atoms to a chemical compound

Surface Forms

brominate infinitive
brominated past
brominated past participle
brominating present participle
brominates third person singular

Morphology

brominate = bromine (transparent) = bromin + ate

Meaning is directly derived from the chemical name 'bromine' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ate' meaning 'to treat with or add bromine'.

Etymology

The word brominate comes from the name of the element bromine plus the ending -ate, which means 'to make' or 'treat with'. Bromine was named from the old Greek word bromos, meaning 'stink', because the element has a strong smell, so brominate means to 'add bromine' to a substance, that is, to put bromine atoms into a compound.