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bromide

[ broh-mahyd or for 1, broh-mid ]
/ ˈbroʊ maɪd or for 1, ˈbroʊ mɪd /
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noun

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.
Pharmacology. potassium bromide, known to produce central nervous system depression, formerly used as a sedative.
a platitude or trite saying.
a person who is platitudinous and boring.

RELATED WORDS

cliche, commonplace, stereotype, sedative, compound, banality, saw, trite

Nearby words

  1. bromeosin,
  2. bromfield,
  3. bromhidrosis,
  4. bromic,
  5. bromic acid,
  6. bromide paper,
  7. bromidic,
  8. bromidrosis,
  9. brominate,
  10. bromine

Origin of bromide

1830–40; brom- + -ide; in defs 3, 4 from use of some bromides as sedatives
Related formssub·bro·mide, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for bromide

bromide

/ (ˈbrəʊmaɪd) /

noun

any salt of hydrobromic acid, containing the monovalent ion Br – (bromide ion)
any compound containing a bromine atom, such as methyl bromide
a dose of sodium or potassium bromide given as a sedative
  1. a trite saying; platitude
  2. a dull or boring person

Word Origin for bromide

C19, C20 (cliché): from brom (ine) + -ide
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Word Origin and History for bromide

bromide

n.

compound of bromine and another metal or radical, 1836, from bromine, the pungent, poisonous element, + -ide. Used as a sedative; figurative sense of "dull, conventional person or trite saying" popularized by U.S. humorist Frank Gelett Burgess (1866-1951) in his book "Are You a Bromide?" (1906). Related: Bromidic.

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Medicine definitions for bromide

bromide

[ 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 definitions for bromide

bromide

[ brō′mīd′ ]

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