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BROMINATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Treat with bromine

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:

React with bromine

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)

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