combining form
or bromo-
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, probably from French brome bromine, from Greek brōmos bad smell
1. : bromine
brom hydrate
bromo prene
2. now usually bromo- : containing bromine in place of hydrogen — in names of organic compounds
bromo acetic acid
3. now usually bromo- : containing bromine regarded as replacing hydroxyl or oxygen or as coordinated to a central atom — in names of inorganic acids and salts
bromo auric acid
4. : containing bromine as bromide and sometimes replacing another element or group — in names of minerals and salts occurring as minerals