Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Bromide"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bromide \Bro"mide\, n.
A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits of
thought and conversation. [Slang] -- {Bro*mid"ic}, a. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bromide \Bromide\, or Bromid paper \Bromid, paper\ (Photog.)
A sensitized paper coated with gelatin impregnated with
bromide of silver, used in contact printing and in enlarging.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bromide \Bro"mide\, n. (Chem.)
A compound of bromine with a positive radical.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bromide
n 1: any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; used as a sedative
2: a trite or obvious remark [syn: {platitude}, {cliche}, {banality},
{commonplace}]
3: a sedative in the form of sodium or potassium bromide
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