bromide

Noun

Meaning

A compound of bromine with a positive radical.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

commonplace banality cliche platitude slogan truism stock phrase hackneyed phrase trite remark corn downer chestnut patter saw axiom
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Antonyms

experience novel unusual pleasure uncommon extraordinary
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Hypernyms

comment halide input remark truism

Hyponyms

hydrogen bromide methyl bromide silver bromide

Phrases with the word

calcium bromide allylmagnesium bromide thiocyanogen bromide adamantyl bromide ethylmercury bromide methylene bromide

Anagrams

embroid

Examples

The overintellectualization of surrealism can be a bromide. A dream interpreted is a deflated dream. Graham Joyce

Sotomayor's vainglorious lecture bromide about herself as "a wise Latina" trumping white men is a vulgar embarrassment - a vestige of the bad old days of male-bashing feminism. Camille Paglia

As with other halogens, the bromide ion is colorless and forms a number of transparent ionic mineral salts, analogous to chloride. Source: Internet

Applications An agarose gel with bands of DNA stained with ethidium bromide and visualized under UV light on a UV Transilluminator. Source: Internet

Ethidium bromide emits orange light when intercalating DNA and exposed to UV light. Source: Internet

Caesium iodide (CsI), bromide (CsBr) and caesium fluoride (CsF) crystals are employed for scintillators in scintillation counters widely used in mineral exploration and particle physics research to detect gamma and X-ray radiation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bromic acid bromic silver bromid bromide developer bromide emulsion bromide of potassium