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hydrogen bromide

–noun
a colorless gas, HBr, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrobromic acid.

Origin:
1895–1900
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hydrogen bromide  
n.  An irritating colorless gas, HBr, used in the manufacture of barbiturates and synthetic hormones.
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Main Entry: hydrogen bromide
Function: noun
: a colorless irritating gas HBr that fumes in moist air and that yields hydrobromic acid when dissolved in water
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hydrogen bromide n.
An irritating colorless gas used in the manufacture of barbiturates and synthetic hormones.

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