Bromate
/ˈbroʊmeɪt/noun
A salt or ester of bromic acid containing the bromate ion, BrO₃⁻.
Did you know?Bromate’s name ultimately traces to Greek brōmos, meaning “stench,” because elemental bromine releases intensely irritating, unpleasant fumes.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
βρῶμος (brōmos)
“Stench or strong, unpleasant odor”
19th Century
French
brome
“Bromine, named from its powerful odor”
1826
English
bromine
“The chemical element later assigned atomic number 35”
19th Century
English
bromic
“Relating to bromine in its higher oxygen-containing compounds”
19th Century
English
bromate
“A salt or ester of bromic acid”
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