bromide

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
  2. A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
  3. The anionic form of a bromine atom.
  4. (broadly) A dull person with conventional thoughts.
  5. (broadly) A platitude.
  6. (dated) A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite.
  7. A print made on bromide paper.

Gegenteil von
sulphite
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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈbɹəʊ.maɪd/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From brom- + -ide. First used in the sense “dull person” by Gelett Burgess. Figurative sense ("platitude") by extending the medicating sense through the metaphor of pacifying or placating.

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