Br meaning

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Br (noun): a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water.

Br has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Br as a noun

  1. a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water

    Synonyms: bromine, atomic number 35

    Type of: chemical element, halogen

  2. a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989

    Synonyms: Red Brigades, Brigate Rosse

    Type of: terrorist organization

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