3 definitions found 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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