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bro⋅mide

  [broh-mahyd or, for 1, broh-mid]
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–noun
1. Chemistry.
a. a salt of hydrobromic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is bromine, as sodium bromide, NaBr.
b. a compound containing bromine, as methyl bromide.
2. Pharmacology. potassium bromide, known to produce central nervous system depression, formerly used as a sedative.
3. a platitude or trite saying.
4. a person who is platitudinous and boring.
Origin:
1830–40; brom- + -ide; in defs. 3, 4 from use of some bromides as sedatives
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bro·mide   (brō'mīd')   
n.  

    1. A binary compound of bromine with another element, such as silver.

    2. Potassium bromide.

    3. A commonplace remark or notion; a platitude. See Synonyms at cliché.

    4. A tiresome person; a bore.

    1. A commonplace remark or notion; a platitude. See Synonyms at cliché.

    2. A tiresome person; a bore.

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Word Origin & History

bromide 
1836, from bromine, the pungent, poisonous element (1827), from Fr. brome, from Gk. bromos "stench." Used as a sedative; figurative sense of "dull, conventional person or trite saying" popularized by U.S. humorist Gelett Burgess (1866-1951) in his book "Are You a Bromide?" (1906).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bro·mide
Pronunciation: 'brO-"mId
Function: noun
1 : a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some(as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
2 : a dose of bromide taken usually as a sedative
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bromide bro·mide (brō'mīd')
n.

  1. A binary compound of bromine with another element, especially a salt containing monovalent negatively charged bromine.

  2. Potassium bromide.

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