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Bromide

/ˈbɹəʊ.maɪd/

A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.

📖 Definitions of "Bromide"

noun

1
A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
2
A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite.
3
(by extension) A dull person with conventional thoughts.
"My adviser at college was a bromide who had not had an original thought in years."
4
A platitude.
"We hoped the speech would include reassurances, but instead it was merely one bromide after another."

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