bromism

bro·mism

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [broh-miz-uh m]
- /ˈbroʊ mɪz əm/
- /brˈəʊmɪzəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [broh-miz-uh m]
- /ˈbroʊ mɪz əm/

Definitions of bromism word

noun bromism poisoning caused by the excessive intake of bromine or compounds containing bromine 3
noun bromism a poisoned condition caused by overuse of bromides 3
noun bromism a condition due to excessive use of bromides and characterized by skin eruptions. 1
noun bromism (medicine) poisoning by bromine or bromides. 0

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Origin of bromism

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; brom(ide) + -ism

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Parts of speech for Bromism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bromism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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