Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chemical compound containing two bromine atoms or ions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a compound containing two atoms of bromine united to a dyad element or radical: as, ethylene dibromide.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry any
bromide containing twobromine atoms in eachmolecule
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Examples
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Report of USAID fact-finding team on ethylene dibromide quarantine program uses on tropical fruits in Caribbean Basin Initiative countries by George Cavin
OpEdNews - Quicklink: An open letter to Charlie Gibson and George Stephanapoulos 2008
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A number of different alcohols (methanol, ethanol, etc.) can be used in place of ethylene dibromide in gasoline.
Bromine 2007
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If you are not equipped to spray, you may obtain some control by treating the soil under the trees with ethylene dibromide at a depth of 5 inches.
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Place 1 milliliter of 40-percent ethylene dibromide or an equivalent quantity of another dilution in each hole.
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How can ethylene dibromide be an ozone depleating substance?
unknown title 2009
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The soil contains numerous pesticides such as dinoseb, ethylene dibromide and other fumigants, and the EPA says the groundwater also is contaminated with pesticides.
ENS 2009
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In cases of serious infestation, fumigation with methyl bromide and ethylene dibromide has been reported to be successful.
Article Source 2009
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Fisheries experts are planning to use two herbicides - glyphosate, commonly sold as Roundup, and diquat dibromide - to kill all vegetation in the pond and lower the oxygen levels.
unknown title 2009
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How can ethylene dibromide be an ozone depleating substance?
unknown title 2009
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The ethylene dibromide misses some of the lead because what is not caught by it and blown out the exhaust as lead bromide is deposited in the combustion chamber and on the spark plugs.
unknown title 2009
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