hydrogen bromide
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hydrogen bromide
n.
An irritating colorless gas, HBr, used in the manufacture of barbiturates and synthetic hormones.
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hydrogen bromide
n
1. (Elements & Compounds) a colourless pungent gas used in organic synthesis. Formula: HBr
2. (Elements & Compounds) an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide; hydrobromic acid
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hy′drogen bro′mide
n.
a colorless gas, HBr, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrobromic acid.
[1895–1900]
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Noun | 1. | hydrogen bromide - a colorless gas that yields hydrobromic acid in solution with water bromide - any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs |
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