| broma | 1. <medicine> Aliment; food. 2. A light form of prepared cocoa (or cacao), or the drink made from it. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Food, to eat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bromal | <chemistry> An oily, colourless fluid, CBr.COH, related to bromoform, as chloral is to chloroform, and obtained by the action of bromine on alcohol. Origin: Bromine + aldehyde. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bromate | <chemistry> A salt of bromic acid. <medicine> To combine or impregnate with bromine; as, bromated camphor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bromated | Combined or saturated with bromine or any of its compounds. Synonym: brominated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bromates | Negative ions or salts derived from bromic acid, hbro3. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bromatologist | One versed in the science of foods. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bromatology | <study> The science of aliments. Origin: Gr, food. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bromazepam | <chemical> 7-bromo-1,3-dihydro-5-(2-pyridyl)-2h-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one. A benzodiazepine that is used in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Pharmacological action: anti-anxiety agents, gaba modulators. Chemical name: 2H-1,4-Benzodiazepin-2-one, 7-bromo-1,3-dihydro-5-(2-pyridinyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| bromazine hydrochloride | 2-(p-bromo-alpha-phenylbenzyloxy)-N,N-dimethylethylamine hydrochloride;an antihistamine that may cause drowsiness and xerostomia. Synonym: bromazine hydrochloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bromcresol green | <chemical> An indicator and reagent. It has been used in serum albumin determinations and as a pH indicator. Pharmacological action: indicators and reagents. Chemical name: Phenol, 4,4'-(3H-2,1-benzoxathiol-3-ylidene)bis(2,6-dibromo-3-methyl-, S,S-dioxide (12 Dec 1998) |
| bromcresol purple | <chemical> Alpha-(5-bromo-4-hydroxy-m-tolyl)-alpha-(3-bromo-5-methyl-4-oxo-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidine)-o-toluenesulfonic acid. An indicator and reatgent. It has been used for several purposes including the determination of serum albumin concentrations Pharmacological action: indicators and reagents. Chemical name: Phenol, 4,4'-(3H-2,1-benzoxathiol-3-ylidene)bis(2-bromo-6-methyl-, S,S-dioxide (12 Dec 1998) |
| brome | <chemistry> See Bromine. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| brome grass | <botany> Of grasses, one species of which is the chess or cheat. Origin: L. Bromos a kind of oats, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bromelain | <enzyme> Thiol proteasefrom pineapple. (13 Nov 1997) |
| bromelains | <enzyme> Protein-digesting and milk-clotting enzymes found in pineapple fruit juice and stem tissue. Enzymes from the two sources are distinguished as fruit bromelain and stem bromelain. They have anti-inflammatory activity and the enzymatic activity does not disappear as the fruit ripens. Pharmacological action: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. Registry number: EC 3.4.22.4 (12 Dec 1998) |