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English
Etymology
From bromo- + seltzer.
Noun
bromo-seltzer (plural bromo-seltzers)
- A type of proprietary effervescent sedative containing a mixture of bromides.
- Synonym: bromo
a. 1911, David Graham Phillips, Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise:"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."