HyperDic: potassium_bromide

English > 1 sense of the expression potassium bromide:
NOUNsubstancepotassium bromidea white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography
English > potassium bromide: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography.
BroaderrestrainerA chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
saltA compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
Spanishbromuro de potasio
Catalanbromur de potassi

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