silver bromide

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a yellowish, water-insoluble powder, AgBr, which darkens on exposure to light, produced by the reaction of silver nitrate with a bromide: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions.

silver bromide

noun

1. a yellowish insoluble powder that darkens when exposed to light: used in making photographic emulsions. Formula: AgBr

Word History and Origins

Origin of silver bromide¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

In 1881, at age 17, Louis discovered a way to capture images on dry plates with gelatin silver bromide.

From New York Times

What some people don’t know about film is that it’s coated with a thin layer of silver chloride, silver bromide or silver iodide.

From Forbes

The relation of the gold to the potassium bromide, as well as the amounts of silver and silver bromide which are equivalent to the potassium bromide, were determined.

From Project Gutenberg

Let remain two or three minutes after transparency is cleared of all appearance of silver bromide.

From Project Gutenberg

A. Werner determined the molecular weights of mercurous, cuprous and silver bromides, iodides and chlorides in pyridine solution, and obtained results pointing to the formula HgCl, etc.

From Project Gutenberg