- 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.
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