chloral

American  

[klawr-uhl] / ˈklɔr əl /

noun

1. Also called trichloroacetaldehyde.  Also called trichloroacetic acid aldehyde.  a colorless, oily liquid, C 2 Cl 3 HO, having a pungent odor, usually derived by the chlorination of ethyl alcohol or of acetaldehyde and combining with water to form chloral hydrate.

2. Also called chloral hydrate.  Pharmacology. a white, crystalline solid, C 2 H 3 Cl 3 O 2 , formed by combining liquid chloral with water: used as a hypnotic.

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chloral British  

/ ˈklɔːrəl /

noun

1. a colourless oily liquid with a pungent odour, made from chlorine and acetaldehyde and used in preparing chloral hydrate and DDT; trichloroacetaldehyde

2. short for chloral hydrate

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Etymology

Origin of chloral

First recorded in 1825–35; chlor- ² + -al ³

Example Sentences

And the hospital had prescribed the maximum dose of chloral hydrate for the other child, allowing additional doses if needed.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 18, 2023

Luminal, developed in Germany during the last ten years, belongs to the same chemical group of drugs as chloral and veronal.

From Time Magazine Archive

As anodynes may be mentioned liniments and ointments containing salicylic acid or sodium salicylate in combination with laudanum, aconite, or chloral hydrate.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The symptoms of poisoning are not so marked as to make it easy to know that they are caused by chloral.

From How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses by Granger, William D.

A new test for chloral hydrate has been devised by Frank Ogston, namely, yellow sulphide of ammonium.

From Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures by Various