bromide
IPA: brˈoʊmaɪd
noun
- (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
- (by extension)
- A dull person with conventional thoughts.
- A platitude.
- (dated) A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite.
- (photography) A print made on bromide paper.
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Examples of "bromide" in Sentences
- In 1911 the Bromide Mill burned down.
- The result is an emulsion of silver bromide.
- In this reaction the oxygen oxidizes the bromide to bromine.
- The most pervasive is the naturally produced methyl bromide.
- Barium bromide is the chemical compound with the formula BaBr2.
- Platinum bromide is the chemical compound with the formula PtBr2.
- Beryllium bromide is the chemical compound with the formula BeBr2.
- But the solubility can be increased by the presence of bromide ions.
- Radium bromide is the bromide salt of radium, with the formula RaBr2.
- During that process the bromate was produced from the water's bromide.
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