| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bromism |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bro·mism |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  br  m z  m |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also bro·min·ism (brm-nzm) |
| NOUN: | A toxic condition caused by the chronic overuse of bromides, characterized by mental dullness, loss of muscular coordination, and sometimes skin eruptions.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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