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A colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent
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paraldehyde
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Wikipedia
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Paraldehyde is the cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde molecules. Formally, it is a derivative of 1,3,5-trioxane . The corresponding tetramer is metaldehyde . A colourless liquid, it is sparingly soluble in water and highly soluble in ethanol . Paraldehyde slowly ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) A cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde once used as an antidepressant.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent [syn: ethanal trimer ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Paraldehyde \Par*al"de*hyde\, n. [Pref. para- + aldehyde.] (Chem.) A trimer of acetaldehyde ( C6H12O3 ), prepared by polymerization of acetaldehyde with hydrochloric and sulfuric acids. It has sedative and hypnotic properties. --MI11
Usage examples of paraldehyde.
Then he reached down from the top shelf of the cupboard the bottle of paraldehyde and poured himself a glistening tablespoonful.
Donnie mixed the paraldehyde with the grape juice and licked the spoon.
He prepared a second syringe of the ultrashort-acting thiobarbital and paraldehyde, intending to inject it into something she might eat or directly into the starlet herself.