Bromide

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Univalent anionic bromine, or a compound of bromine, especially a binary compound of bromine with a more electropositive element.
  • noun. Potassium bromide.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A commonplace remark or notion; a platitude. synonym: cliché.
  • noun. A tiresome person; a bore.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A compound formed by the union of bromine with another element or with an organic radical. Also bromuret.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A compound of bromine with a positive radical.
  • noun. A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits of thought and conversation.
  • noun. a conventional or trite saying; -- often used in the phrase “old bromide”.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
  • noun. A dose of bromide taken as a sedative.
  • noun. A dull person with conventional thoughts.
  • noun. A platitude.
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  • noun. a trite or obvious remark
  • noun. any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs
  • Word Usage
    "In 1901 he established that by decreasing the sodium chloride in food, potassium bromide is rendered so effective for the treatment of epilepsy that the therapeutic dose falls from 10 g to 2 g."
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