: a crystalline salt KBr with a saline taste that is used especially as a sedative and in photography
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebGuess the business This multinational corporation was founded in 1897 as a bleach and potassium bromide manufacturer. Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2020 Typically, in order to reduce carbon dioxide, water laced with salts like sodium chloride or potassium bromide is used as an electrolyte. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 4 Sep. 2019
Word History
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
potassium bromide
noun
: a crystalline salt KBr with a saline taste that is used as a sedative and in photography