HBr

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

  Hydrobromic \Hy`dro*bro"mic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + bromic.] (Chem.)
     Composed of hydrogen and bromine; as, hydrobromic acid.
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     {Hydrobromic acid} (Chem.), a colorless, pungent, corrosive
        gas, {HBr}, usually collected as a solution in water. It


        resembles hydrochloric acid, but is weaker and less
        stable. Called also {hydrogen bromide}.
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