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 — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
