Hydrogen-bromide
noun
1.
a colorless gas, HBr, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrobromic acid.
noun
1.
a colourless pungent gas used in organic synthesis. Formula: HBr
2.
an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide; hydrobromic acid
hydrogen bromide n.
An irritating colorless gas used in the manufacture of barbiturates and synthetic hormones.
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