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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bromine \Bro"mine\, n. [Gr. ? bad smell, stink. Cf. {Brome}.]
     (Chem.)
     One of the halogen elements, related in its chemical
     qualities to chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol
     Br. It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable
     odor, emitting a brownish vapor at the ordinary temperature.


     In combination it is found in minute quantities in sea water,
     and in many saline springs. It occurs also in the mineral
     bromyrite.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bromine
       n : a nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive
           dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens;
           found in sea water [syn: {Br}, {atomic number 35}]

From Elements database 20001107 [elements]:

  bromine
  Symbol: Br
  Atomic number: 35
  Atomic weight: 79.909
  Halogen element. Red volatile liquid at room temperature. Its reactivity
  is somewhere between chlorine and iodine. Harmful to human tissue in a
  liquid state, the vapour irritates eyes and throat. Discovered in 1826 by
  Antoine Balard.
  
  

















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