bromal

[ broh-mal ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.

bromal

/ ˈbrəʊməl /

noun

1. a yellowish oily synthetic liquid formerly used medicinally as a sedative and hypnotic; tribromoacetaldehyde. Formula: Br 3 CCHO

Word History and Origins

Origin of bromal¹

First recorded in 1870–75; brom- + -al ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of bromal¹

C19: from brom ( ine ) + al ( cohol )