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Br

DEFINITIONS OF: Br

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

Synonyms:
atomic number 35, bromine
Type of:
chemical element, element
any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
halogen
any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
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