bromide

[ broh-mahyd or, for 1, broh-mid ]

/ ˈbroʊ maɪd or, for 1, ˈbroʊ mɪd /

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noun

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.

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.

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Origin of bromide

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

Words nearby bromide

bromeosin, Bromfield, bromhidrosis, bromic, bromic acid, bromide, bromide paper, bromidic, brominate, bromine, bromine pentafluoride

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How to use bromide in a sentence

Those reactions can produce methyl bromide and methyl chloride.
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As a result, methyl bromide and methyl chloride can both damage ozone in Earth’s atmosphere.
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Those are the two points that everyone should take away from the Commission report, points that are presented but muffled by wishful bromides about neutral judges and myopic defense of the status quo.
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Yet those bromide building blocks are not routinely abundant in southern lake water.
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He was adept at deflecting a direct question with an anecdote or a bromide presented as a confidence.
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In executions, that drug is pancuronium bromide, a type of curariform, or neuromuscular-blocking agent.
Executed Like a Dog|Ben Crair|November 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Veterinarians object to the use of the second drug, the pancuronium bromide, because it presents as unnecessary risk of suffering.
Executed Like a Dog|Ben Crair|November 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
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.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy|Alexander Hughes Bennett
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.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
The Doctor started to give him some fresh advice—but left him a bromide instead.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
It forms white prismatic crystals; and, in its general properties, resembles bromide of potassium.
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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

a trite saying; platitude
a dull or boring person

Word Origin for bromide

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

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