Bromine
Bromine ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Greek {not transcribed} bad smell, stink. Compare Brome.]
(Chemistry) One of the halogen elements, related in its chemical qualities to chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol Br. It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable odor, emitting a brownish vapor at the ordinary temperature. In combination it is found in minute quantities in sea water, and in many saline springs. It occurs also in the mineral bromyrite.