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Bromine Pronunciation
Bromine is pronounced BROH-meen, IPA /ˈbroʊˌmin/.
BROH-meen
US /ˈbroʊˌmin/ · UK /ˈbrɒmaɪn/
Syllables: BROH · meen (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A dark red liquid chemical element, number 35, used in flame retardants and photographic film.
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Bromine in a Sentence
- Bromine is one of the few elements that is liquid at room temperature.
- The lab keeps bromine in a sealed amber bottle.
- Sea water contains far more bromine than fresh water does.
Common Mispronunciations of Bromine
Not BRO-min
The second half carries a full long vowel, either meen or myn depending on the country. A short clipped min belongs to no standard reading.
Not broh-MEEN
Element names in -ine keep their punch at the front, the way chlorine and iodine do.
Tip: Americans say BROH-meen and the British say BROM-yn, with a short o and the long y of my. Chlorine and fluorine behave the same way.
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