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Bromide
01
a dull, overused statement said to comfort someone but that fails to do so
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
bromides
Examples
Her speech was full of bromides about teamwork and perseverance, but it lacked any concrete plan.
02
a bromine-containing compound once prescribed to calm nerves or induce sleep, largely replaced by modern medications now
Examples
In the early 1900s, doctors frequently dosed anxious patients with potassium bromide.
Lexical Tree
bromidic
bromide
bromine
