Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bromo-seltzer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: bro-mo-seltzer
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of proprietary effervescent sedative containing a mixture of bromides.

Example Sentences

""Wait a minute." Ida, with bedroom slippers clattering, hurried back to her room, returned with a bottle of bromo seltzer and in the bathroom fixed Susan a dose. "You'll feel all right in half an hour or so. Gee, but you're swell—with your own bathroom.""
"He heard Carling addressing a remark to the bartender: “Give him a bromo-seltzer.” Amory shook his head indignantly. “None that stuff!”"

Etymology

From bromo- + seltzer.

Inflected Forms

bromo-seltzers (plural) bromo seltzer (alternative)

Synonyms

bromo

Questions

What does bromo-seltzer mean?: A type of proprietary effervescent sedative containing a mixture of bromides.
Where does bromo-seltzer come from?: From bromo- + seltzer.

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