| bromine | <chemistry, element> One of the elements, related in its chemical qualities to chlorine and iodine. It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable odour, emitting a brownish vapor at the ordinary temperature. In combination it is found in minute quantities in sea water, and in many saline springs. It occurs also in the mineral bromyrite. Atomic weight: 79.8 Abbreviation: Br Origin: Gr. Bad smell, stink. Cf. Brome. (30 Mar 1998) |
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| bromine compounds | Inorganic compounds that contain bromine as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bromine radioisotopes | Unstable isotopes of bromine that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Br atoms with atomic weights 74-78, 80, and 82-90 are radioactive bromine isotopes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bromine water | A water containing the bromides of magnesium, potassium, or sodium in therapeutic amounts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bromism | <medicine> A diseased condition produced by the excessive use of bromine or one of its compounds. It is characterised by mental dullness and muscular weakness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bromisovalum | <chemical> (2-bromo-3-methylbutyryl)urea. A sedative and mild hypnotic with potentially toxic effects. Pharmacological action: sedatives, nonbarbiturate. Chemical name: Butanamide, N-(aminocarbonyl)-2-bromo-3-methyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| bromize | <photography> To prepare or treat with bromine; as, to bromize a silvered plate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bromlife | <chemical> A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between witherite and strontianite. Synonym: alstonite. Origin: From Bromley Hill, near Alston, Cumberland, England. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bromo- | <prefix> Prefixes that most commonly indicate the presence of bromine in a compound. Origin: G. Bromos, a stench (05 Mar 2000) |
| bromobenzenes | Derivatives of benzene in which one or more hydrogen atoms on the benzene ring are replaced by bromine atoms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bromobenzoates | Benzoic acid or benzoic acid esters substituted with one or more bromine atoms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bromobenzylcyanide | A lacrimator used in tear gases in training and in riot control. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bromocresol green | Tetrabromo-m-cresolsulfonphthalein;an indicator dye changing from yellow to blue at pH 4.7; used to track DNA in agarose electrophoresis, and in a dye-binding method for analysis of serum albumin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bromocriptine | <chemical> A semisynthetic ergot alkaloid that is a dopamine d2 agonist. It suppresses prolactin secretion and is used to treat amenorrhoea, galactorrhoea, and female infertility, and has been proposed for parkinson disease. Pharmacological action: antiparkinson agents, dopamine agonists, hormone antagonists. Chemical name: Ergotaman-3',6',18-trione, 2-bromo-12'-hydroxy-2'-(1-methylethyl)-5'-(2-methylpropyl)-, (5'alpha)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| bromocryptine | <drug> A drug that reduces levels of the pituitary hormone prolactin. (13 Nov 1997) |