1.[countableC, uncountableU]HCC a chemical that is sometimes used in medicine to make people feel calm 溴化物;溴化剂
2.[countableC] formalSAY/STATE a statement that is intended to make someone less angry but which is not effective 无效的安慰话,安慰人的陈词滥调
Examples from the Corpus
bromide• Other halogens such as bromide and iodide ions can react with the reagent system causing falsely elevated results.• The results were viewed after ethidium bromidestaining.• The amplifiedproducts were electrophoresed through a 1.5% agarose gel stained with ethidium bromide and viewed under ultraviolet light.• If that rate of increase continues it is estimated that methyl bromide could account for one-sixth of ozoneloss by 2000.• Pancuronium bromide will be added next, completely paralyzing his muscles.
Originbromide
(1800-1900)bromine a chemical element ((19-21 centuries)), from Frenchbrome“bromine”, from Greekbromos“bad smell”