臭素

Japanese
Kanji in this term
臭 素
しゅう
Grade: S		 そ
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
臭素 (kyūjitai)
Chemical element
Br
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Etymology

臭 (shū, “bad smell”) + 素 (so, “chemical element”), from Chinese 溴, from English bromine, from French brome, from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos).

Pronunciation

Noun

臭(しゅう)素(そ) • (shūso) 

  1. bromine, Br

Derived terms
  • 臭(しゅう)素(そ)紙(し) (shūsoshi): bromide paper

References
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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