/broh"muyd/ or, for 1, /broh"mid/ , n.
1. Chem.
a. a salt of hydrobromic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is bromine, as sodium bromide, NaBr.
b. a compound containing bromine, as methyl bromide.
2. Pharm. potassium bromide, known to produce central nervous system depression, formerly used as a sedative.
3. a platitude or trite saying.
4. a person who is platitudinous and boring.
[ 1830-40; BROM- + -IDE; in defs. 3, 4 from use of some bromides as sedatives ]