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bro·mide

(brō′mīd′)

a. Univalent anionic bromine, or a compound of bromine, especially a binary compound of bromine with a more electropositive element.

b. Potassium bromide.

a. A commonplace remark or notion; a platitude. See Synonyms at cliché.

b. A tiresome person; a bore.

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bromide

(ˈbrəʊmaɪd)

1. (Elements & Compounds) any salt of hydrobromic acid, containing the monovalent ion Br^– (bromide ion)

2. (Elements & Compounds) any compound containing a bromine atom, such as methyl bromide

3. (Medicine) a dose of sodium or potassium bromide given as a sedative

a. a trite saying; platitude

b. a dull or boring person

[C19, C20 (cliché): from brom(ine) + -ide]

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bro•mide

(ˈbroʊ maɪd or, for 1, ˈbroʊ mɪd)

n.

a. a salt of hydrobromic acid consisting of bromine and another element.

b. a compound containing bromine, as methyl bromide.

2. potassium bromide, formerly used as a sedative.

3. a trite saying; platitude.

4. a boring, platitudinous person.

[1830–40; brom (ine) + -ide; (definitions 3,4) from use of some bromides as sedatives]

bro·mide

(brō′mīd′)

A compound, such as potassium bromide, containing bromine and another element or radical.

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bromide

a trite saying; a platitude.

bromide

noun platitude, cliché, banality, truism, commonplace, chestnut (informal), old saw, trite remark, hackneyed saying or phrase The same old bromides were used to justify failure.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

bromide

noun

A trite expression or idea:

banality, cliché, commonplace, platitude, stereotype, truism.

Translations

brómbromidsuchar

BinsenweisheitBromid

bromiditylsimys

bromek

bromid

bromide

[ˈbrəʊmaɪd] N

1. (Chem, Typ) → bromuro m

2. (fig) (= platitude) → perogrullada f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bromide

[ˈbrəʊmaɪd] n

(= drug) → bromure m

(= platitude) → banalité f

bromide

(Chem) → Bromid nt; (Typ) → Bromsilberdruck m; (Med inf) → Beruhigungsmittel nt

(fig, = platitude) → Plattitüde f, → Allgemeinplatz m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bromide

[ˈbrəʊmaɪd] n (Chem) → bromuro

bro·mide

n. bromuro, bromo, elemento no metálico, miembro del grupo de halógenos, muy irritante a las membranas mucosas. Se emplea como oxidante y antiséptico.

bromide

n bromuro

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Noun	1.	bromide - any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs halide - a salt of any halogen acid hydrogen bromide - a colorless gas that yields hydrobromic acid in solution with water methyl bromide - a poisonous gas or liquid (CH3Br) used to fumigate rodents, worms, etc. silver bromide - a bromide that darkens when exposed to light; used in making photographic emulsions
	2.	bromide - a trite or obvious remark banality, cliche, commonplace, platitude comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" truism - an obvious truth