Chem. [f. TRI- 5 c + BROM(O-.] A formative signifying that three atoms of bromine are substituted for hydrogen in the substance designated by the rest of the name; e.g., tribromobenzene: see TRI- 5 c.
1852. Anderson, in Q. Jrnl. Chem. Soc., IV. 117. The yellow precipitate thus obtained is the hydrobromate of tribromocodeine.
1900. Smith, Richter’s Org. Chem., II. 92. Aniline, acted upon by … bromine, yields … Tribromaniline.
