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bromal

[ broh-mal ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.


bromal

/ ˈbrəʊməl /

noun

  1. a yellowish oily synthetic liquid formerly used medicinally as a sedative and hypnotic; tribromoacetaldehyde. Formula: Br 3 CCHO
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bromal1

First recorded in 1870–75; brom- + -al 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bromal1

C19: from brom ( ine ) + al ( cohol )

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