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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

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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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