bromide
English Thesaurus
1. a trite or obvious remark (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | comment, input, remark, |
definition | : | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information (noun.communication) |
hypernym | : | truism, |
definition | : | an obvious truth (noun.communication) |
2. any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | halide, |
definition | : | a salt of any halogen acid (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | hydrogen bromide, |
definition | : | a colorless gas that yields hydrobromic acid in solution with water (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | methyl bromide, |
definition | : | a poisonous gas or liquid (CH3Br) used to fumigate rodents, worms, etc. (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | silver bromide, |
definition | : | a bromide that darkens when exposed to light; used in making photographic emulsions (noun.substance) |
3. a trite or obvious remark (noun.communication)
derivation | : | banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn, |
definition | : | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (adj.all) |
derivation | : | banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn, |
definition | : | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (adj.all) |
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