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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.
Related forms
sub·bro·mide, noun
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Bromide
is always a great word to know.
So is lye. Does it mean:
| with all water removed, especially water of crystallization |
| a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, or any solution resulting from leaching or percolation |
Example Sentences
- One theory behind the bromide is that allowing food to cool at a slower rate reduces the likelihood that it will spoil.
- Vikane has been proven to be an effective gas fumigant and has replaced methyl bromide for insecticidal applications.
- Eight years later, he patented bromide paper, which is still used in photographic prints today.
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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). Related: Bromidic.
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Medical Dictionary
bromide bro·mide (brō'mīd')
n.
A binary compound of bromine with another element, especially a salt containing monovalent negatively charged bromine.
Potassium bromide.
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Science Dictionary
bromide  (brō'mīd') Pronunciation Key
A compound, such as potassium bromide, containing bromine and another element or radical. |
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