ALL meanings of bromide
bro·mide
B b - variable noun bromide Bromide is a drug which used to be given to people to calm their nerves when they were worried or upset. 3
- countable noun bromide A bromide is a comment which is intended to calm someone down when they are angry, but which has been expressed so often that it has become boring and meaningless. 3
- noun bromide any salt of hydrobromic acid, containing the monovalent ion Br– (bromide ion) 3
- noun bromide any compound containing a bromine atom, such as methyl bromide 3
- noun bromide a dose of sodium or potassium bromide given as a sedative 3
- noun bromide a trite saying; platitude 3
- noun bromide a dull or boring person 3
- noun bromide a compound in which bromine is combined with a certain element, radical, etc., as silver bromide or methyl bromide 3
- noun bromide potassium bromide, KBr, used in medicine as a sedative 3
- noun bromide Chemistry. a salt of hydrobromic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is bromine, as sodium bromide, NaBr. a compound containing bromine, as methyl bromide. 1
- noun bromide Pharmacology. potassium bromide, known to produce central nervous system depression, formerly used as a sedative. 1
- noun bromide a platitude or trite saying. 1
- noun bromide a person who is platitudinous and boring. 1
- noun bromide chemical compound 1
- noun bromide platitude, trite commonplace 1
- noun bromide (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical. 0
- noun bromide A dose of bromide taken as a sedative. 0
- noun bromide A dull person with conventional thoughts. 0
- noun bromide A platitude. 0