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bromide

bro·mide

UK/ˈbɹəʊ.maɪd/ US/ˈbɹoʊ.maɪd/ rare dated

noun

1.

any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; used as a sedative

2.
3.

Origin

From brom- + -ide. First used in the sense “dull person” by American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist Gelett Burgess. Figurative sense ("platitude") by extending the medicating sense through the metaphor of pacifying or placating.

Phrases

  • acetyl bromide
  • acyl bromide
  • allylmagnesium bromide
  • aluminium bromide
  • aluminum bromide
  • americium bromide
  • ammonium bromide
  • barium bromide

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