hydrogen bromide
noun
a colorless gas, HBr, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrobromic acid.
Origin of hydrogen bromide
1First recorded in 1895–1900
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This purple colour would appear to be due to a highly dissociable compound of ω-brommethylfurfural with hydrogen bromide.
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British Dictionary definitions for hydrogen bromide
hydrogen bromide
noun
a colourless pungent gas used in organic synthesis. Formula: HBr
an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide; hydrobromic acid
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