(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.

plural of bromide

Stale, banal, clichéd.

Archaic form of bromide.

bromism

plural of bromid

(inorganic chemistry) A colourless gas having an irritating smell; it has the molecular formula HBr, and dissolves in water to form hydrobromic acid; it has many industrial applications including the production of barbiturates and synthetic hormones.

(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an acyl functional group directly attached to a bromine atom.

(chemistry) the lithium salt of hydrobromic acid, LiBr, sometimes used as a desiccant

(obsolete, inorganic chemistry) potassium bromide