chlorodyne

chlorodyne

English

Etymology

Blend of chloroform +‎ anodyne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɒɹədaɪn/

Noun

chlorodyne (countable and uncountable, plural chlorodynes)

1. A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘Consequences’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 71:

     Then he began, for he had a good memory, quoting a few of the more important notes in the papers—slowly and one by one as a man drops chlorodyne into a glass.

   • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 5

     Mr. Pappleworth arrived, chewing a chlorodyne gum, at about twenty to nine, when all the other men were at work.

Anagrams

• hydroclone