Bromic
/ˈbrəʊ.mɪk/noun
Relating to bromine or compounds in which bromine has a positive oxidation state.
Did you know?Bromine was named from Ancient Greek brômos, meaning “stench” or “strong odor,” reflecting the element’s intensely pungent fumes.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
βρῶμος (brômos)
“Stench, strong odor, or foul smell”
1826
French
brome
“Bromine; a newly identified reddish-brown, foul-smelling element”
19th Century
New Latin
bromium
“The chemical element bromine, from Greek brômos”
19th Century
English
bromine
“A dark reddish-brown, volatile chemical element”
19th Century
English
bromic
“Relating to bromine or its compounds”