English Explanatory Dictionary

bromide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
  2. Any salt of hydrobromic acid.
  3. The anionic form of a bromine atom.
  4. A dull person with conventional thoughts.
  5. A platitude.
  6. A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite.
  7. A print made on bromide paper.

Pronunciation

brō'mīd /ˈbɹəʊ.maɪd/ /ˈbɹoʊ.maɪd/ en-au-bromide.ogg en-us-bromide.ogg

Word forms

bromide bromides

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

platitude byword saying adage saw proverb maxim apothegm apophthegm dictum gnome gnomic saying mantra paroemia

Antonyms

sulphite

Related words

cliché

Derived words

acetyl bromide acyl bromide allylmagnesium bromide aluminium bromide aluminum bromide americium bromide ammonium bromide barium bromide benzyl bromide beryllium bromide bibenzonium bromide bismuth bromide bromide developer bromide emulsion bromide of potassium bromide paper bromide print bromide printer bromide printing bromidic bromidiom bromidism bromo bromoil cadmium bromide caesium bromide cesium bromide calcium bromide cerium bromide cerous bromide cetrimide chlorobromide chromium bromide clidinium bromide cobalt bromide copper bromide curium bromide cyanogen bromide decamethonium bromide deuterium bromide diazobromide dibromide domiphen bromide dysprosium bromide ethidium bromide ethyl bromide ferric bromide germanium bromide glycopyrronium bromide gold bromide hafnium bromide hexabromide hexamethonium bromide hydrobromide hydrogen bromide indium bromide iodine bromide iodobromite iron bromide lithium bromide

Translations

Catalan: bromur Chinese Mandarin: 溴化物 Czech: bromid Dutch: bromide Finnish: bromidi French: bromure German: Bromid Hindi: दुराघ्रेय Hungarian: bromid Indonesian: bromida Italian: bromuro Japanese: 臭化物 Kazakh: бромид Kyrgyz: бромид Marathi: बोमाईड Marathi: बोमाइड Norwegian: bromid Polish: bromek Portuguese: brometo Romanian: bromură Russian: броми́д Scottish Gaelic: bròimid Spanish: bromuro Swedish: bromid Telugu: బ్రోమైడు Turkish: bromür
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