hydrogen bromide
noun
Simple meaning
A colourless gas having an irritating smell.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
hydruhjuhnbrohmydSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhaɪdɹədʒənbˈɹoʊmaɪd
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Definition
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noun
inorganic chemistry
A colourless gas having an irritating smell; it has the molecular formula HBr, and dissolves in water to form hydrobromic acid; it has many industrial applications including the production of barbiturates and synthetic hormones.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (inorganic chemistry) A colourless gas having an irritating smell; it has the molecular formula HBr, and dissolves in water to form hydrobromic acid; it has many industrial applications including the production of barbiturates and synthetic hormones.
Used this way, hydrogen bromide is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. This is a scientific use: it names something precisely within a field of study, so it appears in research and teaching more than in conversation.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Science
- Academic writing
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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