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What does the word bromide mean?

A compound formed by the replacement of the hydrogen in hydrobromic acid by a metal or an organic radical. The bromides official in the U. S. P. are of ammonium, calcium, homatropine, hyoscyamine, lithium, potassium, quinine, scopolamine, sodium, and strontium. See also elixirtrium bromidorum and syrupus bromidorum.
Compound with bromine as a base.

Usage examples for bromide

The best known and most widely used bromine salts are the silver bromide, used in photography, and the potassium bromide, used in medicine to depress the nervous system. – The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. Leith

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What does the word bromide mean?

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