noun
- Plural of dibromide; chemical compounds containing two bromine atoms bonded to a central atom or molecule.
Usage: chemistry; technical term
Examples
- The laboratory synthesized several dibromides for the organic chemistry experiment.
- Ethylene dibromide was historically used as a pesticide and fuel additive.
- The researcher analyzed the dibromides using mass spectrometry.
- Different dibromides exhibit varying degrees of reactivity depending on their structure.
- The chemist prepared dibromides by reacting alkenes with bromine.