bromine

Etymology

From French brome, from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).

noun

  1. (uncountable) A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.
  2. (countable) A bromine atom

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