| 单词 | bromide |
| 释义 | bromide /broh"muyd/ or, for 1, /broh"mid/, n. 1. Chem. a. a salt of hydrobromic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is bromine, as sodium bromide, NaBr. b. a compound containing bromine, as methyl bromide. 2. Pharm. potassium bromide, known to produce central nervous system depression, formerly used as a sedative. 3. a platitude or trite saying. 4. a person who is platitudinous and boring. [1830-40; BROM- + -IDE; in defs. 3, 4 from use of some bromides as sedatives] |
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