bromide
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bro·mide /ˈbrəʊmaɪd $ ˈbroʊ-/ noun 1. [countable, uncountable]HCC a chemical that is sometimes used in medicine to make people feel calm 溴化物；溴化剂2. [countable] 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
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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 bromide staining.• The amplified products 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 ozone loss by 2000.• Pancuronium bromide will be added next, completely paralyzing his muscles.Origin bromide (1800-1900) bromine a chemical element ((19-21 centuries)), from French brome “bromine”, from Greek bromos “bad smell”bro·mide nounChineseSyllable
sometimes a used chemical that in medicine is Corpus
bromide
bro‧mide /ˈbrəʊmaɪd $ ˈbroʊ-/
noun
2. [countable] formal a statement that is intended to make someone less angry but which is not effective
bro‧mide /ˈbrəʊmaɪd $ ˈbroʊ-/
noun Date: 1800-1900
Origin: bromine a chemical element (19-21 centuries), from French brome 'bromine', from Greek bromos 'bad smell'
1. [uncountable and countable] a chemical that is sometimes used in medicine to make people feel calmOrigin: bromine a chemical element (19-21 centuries), from French brome 'bromine', from Greek bromos 'bad smell'
2. [countable] formal a statement that is intended to make someone less angry but which is not effective