Associations to the word «Bromide»

Wiktionary

BROMIDE, noun. (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
BROMIDE, noun. A dose of bromide taken as a sedative.
BROMIDE, noun. A dull person with conventional thoughts.
BROMIDE, noun. A platitude.
BROMIDE OF POTASSIUM, noun. (obsolete) (inorganic compound) potassium bromide
BROMIDE PAPER, noun. (photography) (historical) A sensitized paper coated with gelatin impregnated with silver bromide, used in contact printing and in enlarging.
BROMIDE PAPERS, noun. Plural of bromide paper

Dictionary definition

BROMIDE, noun. Any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs.
BROMIDE, noun. A trite or obvious remark.

Wise words

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