chloral
Also called trichloroacetaldehyde, trichloroacetic acid aldehyde. a colorless, oily liquid, C2Cl3HO, having a pungent odor, usually derived by the chlorination of ethyl alcohol or of acetaldehyde and combining with water to form chloral hydrate.
Also called chlo·ral hy·drate [klawr-uhl hahy-dreyt] /ˈklɔr əl ˈhaɪ dreɪt/ .Pharmacology. a white, crystalline solid, C2H3Cl3O2, formed by combining liquid chloral with water: used as a hypnotic.
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How to use chloral in a sentence
You don't know how they laugh at you in Paris for always painting morphinomanes and chloral drinkers.
December Love | Robert HichensBayard sent for a doctor, who prescribed chloral, and said the case was serious.
A Singular Life | Elizabeth Stuart PhelpsSome preparation of chloral, I should think; smells and looks like it.
Peter | F. Hopkinson SmithBernheim and many others of the French school have used chloral and morphine.
Psychotherapy | James J. WalshI thought perhaps some bromide, or chloral, or something of the kind might do me good.
The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago | Arthur Conan Doyle
British Dictionary definitions for chloral
/ (ˈklɔːrəl) /
a colourless oily liquid with a pungent odour, made from chlorine and acetaldehyde and used in preparing chloral hydrate and DDT; trichloroacetaldehyde
short for chloral hydrate
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