dibromide

 [dahy-broh-mahyd, -mid]  

di·bro·mide

   [dahy-broh-mahyd, -mid]
noun Chemistry.
a compound containing two bromine atoms, as ethylene dibromide, C2H4Br2.
Origin:
1865–70; di-1 + bromide
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Dibromide is always a great word to know.
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any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals
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dibromide (daɪˈbrəʊmaɪd)
 
—n
a chemical compound that contains two bromine atoms per molecule

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