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chloral
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Chloral , also known as trichloroacetaldehyde or trichloroethanal , is the organic compound with the formula ClCCHO. This aldehyde is a colourless oily liquid that is soluble in a wide range of solvents. It reacts with water to form chloral hydrate , a ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
chloral hydrate \chloral hydrate\ n. 1. a chemical substance ( CCl3.CH(OH)2 ) which is a hydrate of trichloroacetaldehyde. It crystallizes as white monoclinic plates, obtained by treating chloral with water. It produces sleep when taken internally or hypodermically, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A colourless narcotic liquid, trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl 3 CHO, obtained at first by the action of chlorine on alcohol and that, when treated with water, produces chloral hydrate.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
colorless liquid formed by the action of chlorine on alcohol, apparently coined by German chemist Justus von Liebig in 1833 from elements from chlorine + alcohol . Later chiefly in chloral hydrate (1874).
Usage examples of chloral.
Morning papers screamed about the murder of Nelson Birr, dead from chloral hydrate poisoning.
I am obliged to keep something, sulphonal or chloral, by me, on purpose.
When they bring forward a remedial agent like chloral, like the bromide of potassium, like ether, used as an anesthetic, they will find no difficulty in procuring its recognition.
Between the chloral hydrate the company Iago slipped him and the ipecacuanha I provided to treat his symptoms, he was in no condition to play the Moor of Venice, and Shoe had his chance.
It contained chloral hydrate, familiar, quick-acting knockout drops which X employed.
He had all of his special devices with him, as well as the incriminating bottle of chloral hydrate.
Morning papers screamed about the murder of Nelson Birr, dead from chloral hydrate poisoning.
Nelson Birr under the influence of a non-lethal dose of chloral hydrate.
Even a non-lethal dose of chloral hydrate, when fortified by nicotine, becomes deadly.
Kent for the purpose of buying him soda, only I think they might have put a drop or two of chloral in it before he got it.
I had taken a plump, green chloral hydrate left over from my wisdom teeth extraction a few months earlier.
John Wilkes gallantly kissed the hand of Julia, as though they had just met, and simultaneously slipped her a packet of chloral hydrate crystals, which would be the active ingredient in a Mickey Finn for the chaperone.
If we find any traces of chloral hydrate, we'll take the next step.
If she went home and finished up the chloral hydrate, that would be her funeral, but I didn't want her stumbling and breaking her neck on our premises.
Some time in his absence his flat was entered and some chloral hydrate put into his whisky.