BROMIDE

platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide

(noun) a trite or obvious remark

bromide

(noun) any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

bromide (plural bromides)

(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.

A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite.

(by extension) A dull person with conventional thoughts.

Antonym: sulphite

A platitude.

Synonyms: platitude, Thesaurus:saying

(photography) A print made on bromide paper.

Anagrams

• embroid

Source: Wiktionary

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Bro"mide, n. (Chem.)

Definition: A compound of bromine with a positive radical.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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