adj. of, or relating to bromine or its compounds, especially those in which it has a valency of five
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adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing, bromine; -- said of those compounds of bromine in which this element has a valence of five, or the next to its highest.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to bromine.—
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adj. relating to or containing bromine (especially pentavalent bromine)
Word Usage
"The oxidation of hydrogen iodide by bromic acid recommended itself in that it was easily measured and it was the first to be carried out."