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Bromide

see synonyms of bromide

Noun

1. bromide

any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs

2. banality, bromide, cliche, commonplace, platitude

a trite or obvious remark

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bromide

see synonyms of bromide
noun
1. 
any salt of hydrobromic acid, containing the monovalent ion Br– (bromide ion)
2. 
any compound containing a bromine atom, such as methyl bromide
3. 
a dose of sodium or potassium bromide given as a sedative
4. 
a. 
a trite saying; platitude
b. 
a dull or boring person

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Bromide

see synonyms of bromide
noun
1. 
a compound in which bromine is combined with a certain element, radical, etc., as silver bromide or methyl bromide
2. 
potassium bromide, KBr, used in medicine as a sedative
3.  US
a trite saying; platitude

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bromide

see synonyms of bromide
n.
1.
a. Univalent anionic bromine, or a compound of bromine, especially a binary compound of bromine with a more electropositive element.
b. Potassium bromide.
2.
a. A commonplace remark or notion; a platitude. See Synonyms at cliché.
b. A tiresome person; a bore.

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