Bromide vs. Bromite — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bromide and Bromite
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Bromide
A bromide ion is the negatively charged form (Br−) of the element bromine, a member of the halogens group on the periodic table.
Bromite
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion BrO2−
Bromide
Univalent anionic bromine, or a compound of bromine, especially a binary compound of bromine with a more electropositive element.
Bromite
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of bromous acid
Bromide
Potassium bromide.
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Bromide
A commonplace remark or notion; a platitude.
Bromide
A tiresome person; a bore.
Bromide
(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
Bromide
A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite.
Bromide
(by extension) A dull person with conventional thoughts.
My adviser at college was a bromide who had not had an original thought in years.
Bromide
A platitude.
We hoped the speech would include reassurances, but instead it was merely one bromide after another.
Bromide
(photography) A print made on bromide paper.
Bromide
A compound of bromine with a positive radical.
Bromide
A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits of thought and conversation.
The bromide conforms to everything sanctioned by the majority, and may be depended upon to be trite, banal, and arbitrary.
Bromide
A conventional or trite saying; - often used in the phrase "old bromide".
Bromide
Any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; used as a sedative
Bromide
A trite or obvious remark
Bromide
A sedative in the form of sodium or potassium bromide
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