bromo-comb. form
/ˌbrəʊmə(ʊ)ˈpɪkrɪn/, U.S. /ˌbroʊmoʊˈpɪkrən/. Chemistry. Combining form of bromine n., as in ˌbromaˈcetic acid n. a compound of bromine and acetic acid (C2H3BrO2), forming salts called broˈmacetates n. ˈbromanil n. the same as tetrabromoquinoneC6Br4O2 (see anil n. 3). broˈmargyrite n. = bromyrite n. bromˈhydrin n. a class of compounds ‘produced by the action of tribromide or pentabromide of phosphorus on glycerin’ (Watts). ˌbromobenˈzoic acid n. C7H5BrO2 a substitution-product of benzoic acid, forming salts called ˌbromo-ˈbenzoates n. ˈbromoform n. a compound analogous to chloroform (CH Br3). bromoˈphenol blue n. a dye used as an acid-base indicator; also bromphenol blue. bromopicrin n. a compound of bromine and picric acid (CBr3NO2); etc. ˈbromo-seltzer n. originally U.S. a proprietary effervescent mixture used as a sedative, etc.; also, a dose of this. ˌbromsulphˈthalein n. [ < bromo- comb. form + sulph- comb. form + -phthalein (in phenolphthalein n.)] a dye, C20H10Br4O10S2, derived from phenolphthalein and used in a test of liver function; also bromsulphalein.
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nepenthe1595
nepentha1626
bromide1883
bromo-seltzer1896
Dial1914
bromo1916
Amytal1926
Sedormid1928
Phenergan1948
promethazine1949
chlorpromazine1952
Thorazine1954
perphenazine1957
trimeprazine1959
Mandrax1963
mandy1970
1837 R. D. Thomson Brit. Ann. 345 Bromobenzoic acid, this acid has been formed by M. Peligot.
1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 314 (heading) Of Bromoform.
1844 G. Fownes Man. Elem. Chem. 419 Bromoform..is a heavy, volatile liquid.
1850 C. G. B. Daubeny Introd. Atomic Theory (ed. 2) viii. 238 Bromophenisic acid.
1853 R. Hunt Man. Photogr. (ed. 3) 146 The decomposition of the bromo-iodide of silver.
1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 3150 Hardwich's bromo-iodized collodion.
1866 W. Odling Lect. Animal Chem. 137 Convertible by successive hydrogenation into bromobarbituric, and barbituric acid.
1868 H. B. Jones & H. Watts Fownes's Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 10) 562 Bromethine, or Bromacetylene..is produced by the action of alcoholic potash on dibromethene dibromide.
1868 H. B. Jones & H. Watts Fownes's Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 10) 915 The chlorethide or bromethide is converted by water into mercuric ethyl-hydrate.
1868 H. B. Jones & H. Watts Fownes's Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 10) 749 Bromobenzoic Acid..is formed by the action of bromine on silver benzoate.
1878 W. de. W. Abney Photogr. xi. 83 With a bromo-iodised film more caution is required.
1878 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 34 402 The action of baryta-water on bromomucic acid.
1878 C. T. Kingzett Animal Chem. 93 Acting upon an alcoholic solution of ammonia with bromacetic acid.
1880 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 38 376 In both cases, bromamylene, C5H9Br, is the principal product.
1881 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 40 614 Bromocaffeine, C8H9BrN4O2.
1881 Braithwaite Retrospect Med. LXXXIII. Synopsis p. xvii Bromohydric Acid..is useful in nervous conditions.
1882 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 42 938 Bromochloral, Chlorobromal, Bromochloroform, and Chlorobromoform.
1882 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 42 938 Bromochloral and chlorobromal, like chloral, combine directly with amides.
1882 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 42 938 Bromochloroform, CHBrCl2, is a colourless liquid..which gradually becomes yellow on exposure to light.
1883 Athenæum 27 Jan. 124/1 Acetylene bromiodide, boiling at 150°.
1885 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 47 141 Action of Nitric Acid on Bromostrychnine.
1885 I. Remsen Introd. Study Compounds of Carbon ix. 131 Two brom-propionic acids.
1892 Daily News 29 Jan. 5/4 To be treated with large doses of brom-kalium to calm them down.
1896 Illustr. London News 11 Jan. 63 (advt.) Emerson's Bromo-seltzer, the most successful American Remedy... Three doses..cure any headache.
1899 Daily News 30 May 4/6 Bromo-iodine baths.
1901 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 80 ii. 88 Velocity of Intramolecular Migration of Bromoamides under the Influence of an Alkali.
1901 Westm. Gaz. 27 Nov. 8/1 The waters hold chlormagnesium, brommagnesium, and calisalt.
1901 W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 2) Bromoseltzer, a proprietary remedy for headache, etc.
1913 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 104 i. 1023 Two Bromo-substituted Acidyl-carbamides: Bromural and Adaline.
1916 Lubs & Clark in Jrnl. Washington Acad. Sci. 6 485 Chemical Name, Tetrabromphenolsulphone-phthalein. Short Name, Bromphenol blue.
1920 A. B. Baxter Parts Men Play x. §1 Lord Durwent read the Morning Post as a sort of ‘prairie-oyster’, or ‘bromoseltzer’.
1924 Rosenthal & White in Jrnl. Pharmac. & Exper. Therap. Nov. 287 Dyes..indicating hepatic injury..Bromsulphalein appears to be the most suitable for this purpose.
1937 A. J. Cronin Citadel iv. xii. 353 By introducing a small bromoform manometer close to the needle we avoid rarefaction.
1949 Blakiston's New Gould Med. Dict. 155/1 Bromophenol blue.
1955 Sci. Amer. Aug. 98/2 The albumin can be made more strikingly visible by labeling it with a few crystals of bromphenol blue.
1961 A. S. MacNalty Brit. Med. Dict. 222/2 Bromsulphthalein,..a non-toxic, non-irritant dye used as an indicator of liver function.
1961 Lancet 16 Sept. 631/2 Other flocculation tests..and bromsulphthalein retention were normal.
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