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bromal

American

[broh-mal] / ˈbroʊ mæl /

noun

Pharmacology.

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

bromal British

/ ˈbrəʊməl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bromal

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

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