bromide
/ˈbɹoʊ.maɪd/ noun C2- A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
- Any salt of hydrobromic acid.
- The anionic form of a bromine atom.
- A dull person with conventional thoughts. · My adviser at college was a bromide who had not had an original thought in years.
- A platitude. · We hoped the speech would include reassurances, but instead it was merely one bromide after another.
- A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite.
- A print made on bromide paper.
Plural bromides
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