bromide

noun7

1. •
   A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
2. •
   A platitude.

   • We hoped the speech would include reassurances, but instead it was merely one bromide after another.
3. •
   Any salt of hydrobromic acid.
4. •
   (old-fashioned) A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite.
5. •
   The anionic form of a bromine atom.
6. •
   A dull person with conventional thoughts.

   • My adviser at college was a bromide who had not had an original thought in years.
7. •
   A print made on bromide paper.