bromide

bro·mide

noun \ˈbrō-ˌmīd\

Definition of BROMIDE

1

: a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (as potassium bromide) used as sedatives

2

a : a commonplace or tiresome person : bore

b : a commonplace or hackneyed statement or notion

Examples of BROMIDE

1. His speech had nothing more to offer than the usual bromides about how everyone needs to work together.
2. <a newspaper editorial offering the timeworn bromide that people should settle their differences peacefully>

First Known Use of BROMIDE

1830

Related to BROMIDE

Synonyms

banality, commonplace, chestnut, cliché (also cliche), groaner, homily, platitude, shibboleth, trope, truism

Related Words

conventional wisdom, party line, routine; inanity; generality, generalization, simplification; adage, proverb, saw, saying; old wives' tale, stereotype

Near Antonyms

profundity

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

Rhymes with BROMIDE

abide, allied, applied, aside, astride, backside, backslide, bankside, beachside, bedside, beside, bestride, betide, blear-eyed, blindside, blow-dried, blue-eyed, broadside, bug-eyed, Burnside, clear-eyed, cockeyed, cold-eyed, collide, confide, courtside, cowhide, cross-eyed, curbside, dayside, decide, deride, divide, dockside, doe-eyed, downside, downslide, dry-eyed, ebb tide, elide, field guide, fireside, flip side, flood tide, fluoride, foreside, four-eyed, free ride, freeze-dried, Girl Guide, glass-eyed, graveside, green-eyed, hagride, hang glide, hard-eyed, hawkeyed, hayride, high tide, hillside, horsehide, inside, in stride, ironside, joyride, kingside, lakeside, landslide, low tide, lynx-eyed, misguide, moon-eyed, neap tide, nearside, nightside, noontide, offside, onside, outride, outside, pie-eyed, poolside, pop-eyed, preside, prompt side, provide, quayside, queenside, rawhide, red tide, reside, ringside, riptide, roadside, seaside, self-pride, sharp-eyed, shipside, shoreside, Shrovetide, sloe-eyed, snowslide, springtide, squint-eyed, stateside, statewide, storewide, Strathclyde, streamside, strong side, subside, tailslide, tongue-tied, topside, trackside, trailside, untried, upside, vat-dyed, walleyed, war bride, waveguide, wayside, wide-eyed, wild-eyed, worldwide, yuletide

bro·mide

noun \ˈbrō-ˌmīd\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of BROMIDE

1

: a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (as potassium bromide) used as sedatives

2

: a dose of bromide taken usually as a sedative