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bromine

a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water

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Six example sentences with bromine, each labelled with its topic.

  • Bromine fumes bite at the nose from across a bench, which is why chemists open it only inside a hood.

    Science

  • Early plates paired silver with bromine, and the grains that caught light turned opaque once the developer reached them.

    Photography

  • Regulators phased out bromine based flame retardants after the compounds turned up in river fish far from any factory.

    Environment

  • Grid storage projects pair zinc with bromine in a flow battery, pumping the liquid past electrodes as demand rises.

    Technology

  • A young French chemist isolated bromine from salt marsh residue in 1826 and named it for its harsh smell.

    History

  • A handful of plants near the Dead Sea supply most of the world's bromine, so prices jump whenever one of them halts.

    Economics

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