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BROMINATE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they brominate ... he / she / it brominates
Past simple: brominated
-ing form: brominating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
bromate; brominate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "brominate" is one way to...):
process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
bromine (a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Synonyms:
bromate; brominate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "brominate" is one way to...):
react (undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
bromine (a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water)