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potassium bromide
potassium bromiden. A white crystalline solid or powder, KBr, used as a sedative, in photographic emulsion, and in lithography.potassium bromide n (Elements & Compounds) a white crystalline soluble substance with a bitter saline taste used in making photographic papers and plates and in medicine as a sedative. Formula: KBr potas′sium bro′mide
n. a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KBr, used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic papers and plates, in engraving, and as a sedative. [1870–75] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | potassium bromide - a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photographyrestrainer - a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a filmsalt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) |
potassium bromide
potassium bromide[pə′tas·ē·əm ′brō‚mīd] (inorganic chemistry) KBr White, hygroscopic crystals with bitter taste; soluble in water and glycerin, slightly soluble in alcohol and ether; melts at 730°C; used in medicine, soaps, photography, and lithography. potassium bromide
po·tas·si·um bro·midean obsolescent sedative and hypnotic.See KBr
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