different between bromine vs gorgonin

English

From French brome, from Ancient Greek ?????? (brômos, “stink”)

bromine (countable and uncountable, plural bromines)

(uncountable) A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.
(countable) A bromine atom in a molecule

gorgonian +? -in

gorgonin (uncountable)

(biochemistry) A complex protein frequently containing appreciable quantities of iodine and bromine that makes up the horny skeleton of typical gorgonians.

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