- bromine (n.)
[bromine 词源字典]
- nonmetallic element, 1827, from French brome, from Greek bromos "stench." With chemical suffix -ine (2). The evil-smelling dark red liquid was discovered by French chemist Antoine Jérôme Balard (1802-1876), who initially called it muride.[bromine etymology, bromine origin, 英语词源]