Bromide

1. bromide (noun)
   any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs
2. platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide (noun)
   a trite or obvious remark
3. bromide (Noun)
   A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
4. bromide (Noun)
   A dose of bromide taken as a sedative.
5. bromide (Noun)
   A dull person with conventional thoughts.
6. bromide (Noun)
   A platitude.
7. Bromide 
   A bromide is a chemical compound containing a bromide ion or ligand. This is a bromine atom with an ionic charge of −1; for example, in caesium bromide, caesium cations are electrically attracted to bromide anions to form the electrically neutral ionic compound CsBr. The term "bromide" can also refer to a bromine atom with an oxidation number of -1 in covalent compounds such as sulfur dibromide.

Origin: From bromine + -ide.

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

• Our preliminary results do show that there was a presence of methyl bromide in the unit where the family was staying.
• The challenge with existing flow batteries is that they lean heavily on materials like vanadium and zinc bromide which are extremely expensive and toxic, ours is neither of that.
• EPA really needs to take the leadership on this, look at the mistakes that have happened here. And the very most important thing for them to do is to quit allowing methyl bromideand these other fumigants to be available to just about anybody with the certification card.