oxybromiden.
/ˌɒksɪˈbrəʊmʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌɑksiˈbroʊˌmaɪd/ Chemistry.
A compound containing both oxygen and bromine; spec. (a) a combined oxide and bromide; (b) = bromate n.
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1849 H. Watts tr. L. Gmelin Hand-bk. Chem. II. 287 Metallic bromides sometimes combine with the oxides of the corresponding metals, forming compounds called Oxy-bromides [Ger. Oxybrometen, Oxybromures].
1866–77 H. Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 510 Oxybromide of phosphorus..POBr3.
1889 J. Attfield Chem.: Gen., Med., & Pharmaceut. (ed. 13) 224 The bromide (BiBr3) and iodide (BiI3) similarly yield oxybromide (BiOBr) and oxyiodide (BiOI).
1942 Chem. Rev. 31 592 A mixture of oxygen and bromine vapor was passed over calcium silicide at 180–200°C... When elementary crystalline silicon was subjected to similar treatment, the main product formed was a mixture of the oxybromides.
1998 Jrnl. Physical Chem. A. 102 9971/1 It has been determined that oxybromides absorb light at longer wavelengths than the corresponding bromides.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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