bromide

[ broh-mahyd broh-mid ]

noun

1. Chemistry.
   1. a salt of hydrobromic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is bromine, as sodium bromide, NaBr.
   2. 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.

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
3. a dose of sodium or potassium bromide given as a sedative
4. 1. a trite saying; platitude
   2. a dull or boring person

bromide

/ brō′mīd′ /

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

Other Words From

• sub·bromide noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bromide¹

First recorded in 1830–40; brom- + -ide ( def ); bromide indefs 3, 4 from use of some bromides as sedatives

Word History and Origins

Origin of bromide¹

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

Example Sentences

He was adept at deflecting a direct question with an anecdote or a bromide presented as a confidence.

From The Daily Beast

In executions, that drug is pancuronium bromide, a type of curariform, or neuromuscular-blocking agent.

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Veterinarians object to the use of the second drug, the pancuronium bromide, because it presents as unnecessary risk of suffering.

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At the end, however, he treats viewers to a poli-sci bromide that we could really have done without.

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Bromide of potassium is generally recognised as the most effective anti-epileptic remedy we at present possess.

From Project Gutenberg

In brief, film is a cellulose base coated with silver bromide and gelatine.

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Now only the image-forming silver bromide particles remain, and these have been transformed to metallic silver.

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The Doctor started to give him some fresh advice—but left him a bromide instead.

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It forms white prismatic crystals; and, in its general properties, resembles bromide of potassium.

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Related Words

• cliché