Word Meanings - BROMINE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
One of the elements, related in its chemical qualities to chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol Br. It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable odor, emitting a brownish vapor at the ordinary temperature. In combination it
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One of the elements, related in its chemical qualities to chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol Br. It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable odor, 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.
Related words: (words related to BROMINE)
- SYMBOLISTIC; SYMBOLISTICAL
Characterized by the use of symbols; as, symbolistic poetry. - RELATIONSHIP
The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance. Mason. - DISAGREEABLENESS
The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness. - BROWNBACK
The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See Dowitcher. - CHLORINE
One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an intensely disagreeable suffocating odor, and exceedingly poisonous. It is abundant in nature, the most important compound - VAPORATE
To emit vapor; to evaporate. - VAPORY
1. Full of vapors; vaporous. 2. Hypochondriacal; splenetic; peevish. - SYMBOLISM
The science of creeds; symbolics. (more info) 1. The act of symbolizing, or the state of being symbolized; as, symbolism in Christian art is the representation of truth, virtues, vices, etc., by emblematic colors, signs, and forms. 2. A system - REDDISH
Somewhat red; moderately red. -- Red"dish*ness, n. - VAPORIFORM
Existing in a vaporous form or state; as, steam is a vaporiform substance. - WEIGHTINESS
The quality or state of being weighty; weight; force; importance; impressiveness. - WEIGHTILY
In a weighty manner. - LIQUIDATION
The act or process of liquidating; the state of being liquidated. To go into liquidation , to turn over to a trustee one's assets and accounts, in order that the several amounts of one's indebtedness be authoritatively ascertained, and that the - EMITTENT
Sending forth; emissive. Boyle. - ORDINARY
1. According to established order; methodical; settled; regular. "The ordinary forms of law." Addison. 2. Common; customary; usual. Shak. Method is not less reguisite in ordinary conversation that in writing. Addison. 3. Of common rank, quality, - COMBINATION
The act or process of uniting by chemical affinity, by which substances unite with each other in definite proportions by weight to form distinct compounds. 4. pl. (more info) 1. The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things. Making - RELATIVELY
In a relative manner; in relation or respect to something else; not absolutely. Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is in itself, before you consider it relatively. I. Watts. - BROWNIE
An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping. - ATOMICIAN
An atomist. - SYMBOLIZATION
The act of symbolizing; symbolical representation. Sir T. Browne. - PRELATIST
One who supports of advocates prelacy, or the government of the church by prelates; hence, a high-churchman. Hume. I am an Episcopalian, but not a prelatist. T. Scott. - DIATOMIC
Containing two atoms. Having two replaceable atoms or radicals. - COUNTER WEIGHT
A counterpoise. - PRELATISM
Prelacy; episcopacy. - PRELATIZE
To bring under the influence of prelacy. Palfrey. - MISRELATION
Erroneous relation or narration. Abp. Bramhall. - EVAPORATION
See VAPORIZATION (more info) 1. The process by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into, and carried off in, vapor; as, the evaporation of water, of ether, of camphor. 2. - UNLIQUIDATED
Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled. Unliquidated damages , penalties or damages not ascertained in money. Burrill. - WELTERWEIGHT
1. A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races. 2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that - IATROCHEMICAL
Of or pertaining to iatrochemistry, or to the iatrochemists. - DISTEMPERATURE
1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air. 2. Disorder; confusion. Shak. 3. Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper. A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures - SUBORDINARY
One of several heraldic bearings somewhat less common than an ordinary. See Ordinary. Note: Different writers name different bearings as subordinaries, but the bar, bend, sinister, pile, inescutcheon bordure, gyron, and quarter, are always