chloral
English
Etymology
Blend of chlorine + alcohol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɔːɹæl/
Noun
chloral (usually uncountable, plural chlorals)
- A colourless narcotic liquid, trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl3CHO, obtained at first by the action of chlorine on alcohol and that, when treated with water, produces chloral hydrate.
- 1997, Vivien Allen, Hall Caine: Portrait of a Victorian Romancer, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 100:
- ‘They say there is a skeleton in every cupboard,’ Rossetti said quietly, ‘and that's mine; it's chloral.’ Caine was shocked but forbore to comment.
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Derived terms
- chloralamide
- chloral hydrate
- chloralism
- metachloral
Related terms
- chloralamide
Translations
an organic compound
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Further reading
- chloral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klɔ.ʁal/
Noun
chloral m (plural chloraux)
- chloral
Further reading
- “chloral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.