Pronunciation: -( ˌ )d ī - ' br ō - ˌ m ī d
Function: noun
Date: 1866
: a colorless toxic liquid compound C 2 H 4 Br 2 that is used chiefly as a fuel additive in leaded gasolines, that has been found to be strongly carcinogenic in laboratory animals, and that was used formerly in the U.S. as an agricultural pesticide ― abbreviation EDB