bromide

[ broh-mahyd or, for 1, broh-mid ]
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noun
  1. Chemistry.

    • a salt of hydrobromic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is bromine, as sodium bromide, NaBr.

    • a compound containing bromine, as methyl bromide.

  2. Pharmacology. potassium bromide, known to produce central nervous system depression, formerly used as a sedative.

  1. a platitude or trite saying.

  2. a person who is platitudinous and boring.

Origin of bromide

1
First recorded in 1830–40; brom- + -ide; in defs. 3, 4 from use of some bromides as sedatives

Other words from bromide

  • sub·bro·mide, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for bromide

bromide

/ (ˈbrəʊmaɪd) /


noun
  1. any salt of hydrobromic acid, containing the monovalent ion Br (bromide ion)

  2. any compound containing a bromine atom, such as methyl bromide

  1. a dose of sodium or potassium bromide given as a sedative

    • a trite saying; platitude

    • a dull or boring person

Origin of bromide

1
C19, C20 (cliché): from brom (ine) + -ide

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Scientific definitions for bromide

bromide

[ brōmīd′ ]


  1. A compound, such as potassium bromide, containing bromine and another element or radical.

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