potassium bromide

Definitions of potassium bromide
  1. noun
    a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography
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    restrainer
    a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
    salt
    a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
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