verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of brominate.
adjective.
Treated or reacted with bromine or hydrobromic acid.
adjective.
Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with bromine.
Word Usage
"Levels of POPs in both regions can be expected to decline toward 2020 due to increasing international regulation, although other POPs such as brominated flame retardants could become a growing problem [2]."