Br (Noun)
Meaning 1
A nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Bromine is a reddish-brown liquid at room temperature and is highly corrosive.
- The chemical symbol for bromine is Br and it is a member of the halogen family.
- Bromine is a nonmetallic element that is found naturally in seawater and salt lakes.
- Bromine is a dark reddish-brown liquid with a pungent smell and is highly reactive.
- Bromine is used in a variety of applications including the production of pharmaceuticals and sanitizers.
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Meaning 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.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The BR, or Red Brigades, was a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s in Italy.
- The BR's primary goal was to separate Italy from NATO and to dismantle the existing capitalist system through violent means.
- Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the BR carried out numerous kidnappings, bombings, and assassinations in the name of class warfare and revolution.
- The BR's most infamous act was the kidnapping and murder of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro in 1978.
- The BR's activities gradually subsided in the late 1980s, and the organization has remained mostly inactive since 1989.