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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance (C6H3OBr3) prepared by the reaction of carbolic acid with bromine. The predominant isomer is 2,4,6-tribromophenol; -- called also
bromol .
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It results from a breakdown of another chemical called "tribromophenol" or TBP, which is used in some countries as a preservative on wooden pallets But TBP is not approved for use in the United States.
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To another aqueous solution of the crystals was added bromine water, and a white precipitate was obtained, consisting of tribromophenol.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 Various
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The process depends on the precipitation of phenol by a dilute aqueous solution of bromine as tribromophenol.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 Various
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