bromohydrin

noun

bro·​mo·​hy·​drin

plural -s

: any of various organic compounds that are analogous to the chlorohydrins but that contain bromine in place of chlorine

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary brom- + -hydrin

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