bromide
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.
Origin of bromide
1Other words from bromide
- sub·bro·mide, noun
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How to use bromide in a sentence
Those reactions can produce methyl bromide and methyl chloride.
Widely used pesticides may threaten Earth’s ozone layer | Katie Grace Carpenter | February 18, 2022 | Science News For StudentsAs a result, methyl bromide and methyl chloride can both damage ozone in Earth’s atmosphere.
Widely used pesticides may threaten Earth’s ozone layer | Katie Grace Carpenter | February 18, 2022 | Science News For StudentsThose 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.
I Spent 7 Months Studying Supreme Court Reform. We Need to Pack the Court Now | Kermit Roosevelt III | December 10, 2021 | TimeYet those bromide building blocks are not routinely abundant in southern lake water.
A toxin behind mysterious eagle die-offs may have finally been found | Susan Milius | March 26, 2021 | Science NewsHe was adept at deflecting a direct question with an anecdote or a bromide presented as a confidence.
In executions, that drug is pancuronium bromide, a type of curariform, or neuromuscular-blocking agent.
Veterinarians object to the use of the second drug, the pancuronium bromide, because it presents as unnecessary risk of suffering.
At the end, however, he treats viewers to a poli-sci bromide that we could really have done without.
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 BennettIn brief, film is a cellulose base coated with silver bromide and gelatine.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousNow only the image-forming silver bromide particles remain, and these have been transformed to metallic silver.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousThe Doctor started to give him some fresh advice—but left him a bromide instead.
Molly Make-Believe | Eleanor Hallowell AbbottIt forms white prismatic crystals; and, in its general properties, resembles bromide of potassium.
British Dictionary definitions for bromide
/ (ˈbrəʊmaɪd) /
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
Origin of bromide
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Scientific definitions for bromide
[ brō′mīd′ ]
A compound, such as potassium bromide, containing bromine and another element or radical.
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