What does "hydrobromide" mean?

A compound of hydrobromic acid with an organic base (distinguished from a bromide, in which only the bromine unites with the base).

How do you pronounce "hydrobromide"?

Pronounced //haɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈbɹəʊmaɪd//.

//haɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈbɹəʊmaɪd// noun

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Noun

1
A compound of hydrobromic acid with an organic base (distinguished from a bromide, in which only the bromine unites with the base).

"There are 30 milligrams of Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide in every 10 millilitres of this syrup."

From hydro- + bromide.

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