Definition that contains brom
- emulsion a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin
- bromide any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs
- halogen any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
- halon a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
- eosin a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures
- neurofibromatosis autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
- bromic relating to or containing bromine (especially pentavalent bromine)
- brome any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
- von recklinghausen's disease autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
- commelinidae one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 19,000 species in 25 families of mostly terrestrial herbs especially of moist places including: Cyperaceae; Gramineae; Bromeliaceae; and Zingiberaceae