broomkalium

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of broom +‎ kalium.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbroːmˌkaː.li.ʏm/
Hyphenation: broom‧ka‧li‧um

Noun edit

broomkalium n (uncountable)

(chiefly historical) potassium bromide, in particular in reference to its use as a sedative and antiepileptic around the fin de siècle [from 1860s]
Synonyms: broomkali, kaliumbromide

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