Bromide
- Bromide Bro"mide, n.
1. (Chem.) A compound of bromine with a positive radical.
[1913 Webster]
2. A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits of thought and conversation. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The bromide conforms to everything sanctioned by the majority, and may be depended upon to be trite, banal, and arbitrary. --Gelett Burgess. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. a conventional or trite saying; -- often used in the phrase ``old bromide''. [PJC]
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Bromide — Bromide, Verbindungen des Broms mit andern Grundstoffen oder (meist organischen) Radikalen. Von denselben sind besonders die Metallbromide, Salze der Bromwasserstoffsäure und einige organische Bromide bemerkenswert (s. Brom). Viele derselben sind … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
bromide — [brō′mīd΄] n. [ BROM(O) + IDE] 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. [from association with dullness of … English World dictionary
Bromide — Bromide, OK U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 163 Housing Units (2000): 80 Land area (2000): 0.669281 sq. miles (1.733430 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.669281 sq. miles (1.733430 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Bromide, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 163 Housing Units (2000): 80 Land area (2000): 0.669281 sq. miles (1.733430 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.669281 sq. miles (1.733430 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
bromide — compound of bromine and another metal or radical, 1836, from BROMINE (Cf. bromine), the pungent, poisonous element, + IDE (Cf. ide). Used as a sedative; figurative sense of dull, conventional person or trite saying popularized by U.S. humorist… … Etymology dictionary
bromide — ► NOUN 1) Chemistry a compound of bromine with another element or group. 2) dated a sedative preparation containing potassium bromide. 3) a trite and unoriginal idea or remark, especially one intended to placate: I was too hard headed to accept… … English terms dictionary
Bromide — Bromide, s. Brommetalle … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Bromide — Bromīde, s. Brom … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
bromide — ● bromide nom féminin Lésion cutanée due à une intoxication chronique par des médicaments à base de brome ou de ses dérivés, du type bromure … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bromide — Bromide, Singular Bromid das, (e)s, Bromverbindungen. … Universal-Lexikon
