His speech had nothing more to offer than the usual bromides about how everyone needs to work together.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bro|mide — «BROH myd», noun. 1. any compound of bromine with another element or radical, especially potassium bromi. 2. a drug used especially to calm nervousness or cause sleep. 3. Informal, Figurative. a commonplace idea; trite remark. 4. Figurative. a… … Useful english dictionary
di|bro|mide — «dy BROH myd, mihd», noun. a compound containing two atoms of bromine with another element or radical … Useful english dictionary
bro — cere·bro·ganglion; cere·bro·pedal; cer·e·bro·side; cere·bro·spinal; cere·bro·to·nia; cere·bro·vascular; cere·bro·visceral; em·bro·cate; em·bro·ca·tion; fa·bro·ni·a·ce·ae; fe·bro·ni·an·ism; fi·bro·adenoma; fi·bro·blast; fi·bro·cartilage;… … English syllables
bromide — bro·mide … English syllables
bromide — bro•mide [[t]ˈbroʊ maɪd[/t]] or, for 1, [[t]ˈbroʊ mɪd[/t]] n. 1) chem. a) a salt of hydrobromic acid consisting of bromine and another element b) a compound containing bromine, as methyl bromide 2) pha potassium bromide, formerly used as a… … From formal English to slang
bromide — bro|mide [ˈbrəumaıd US ˈbrou ] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: bromine a chemical element (19 21 centuries), from French brome bromine , from Greek bromos bad smell ] 1.) [U and C] a chemical which is sometimes used in medicine to make people feel… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bromide — bro|mide [ brou,maıd ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a chemical, sometimes used as a drug to make people calm or help them to sleep 2. ) count OLD FASHIONED a remark that is intended to calm a situation, but is usually not sincere … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bromidiom — brōˈmidēəm noun ( s) Etymology: blend of bromide (I) and idiom : bromide 2b … Useful english dictionary
bromide — The anion Br−; salt of hydrogen b. (HBr); several salts formerly used as sedatives, hypnotics, and anticonvulsants. * * * bro·mide brō .mīd n 1) a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (as potassium bromide)… … Medical dictionary
dibromide — di·bro·mide ( )dī brō .mīd n an organic compound containing two atoms of bromine * * * di·bro·mide (di broґmīd) any bromide which combines two atoms of bromine with one of another element or radical … Medical dictionary
