chloral en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈklɔːɹæl/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English chlorine Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol blend English chloral Blend of chlorine + alcohol.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A colourless narcotic liquid, trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl₃CHO, obtained at first by the action of chlorine on alcohol and that, when treated with water, produces chloral hydrate.
‘They say there is a skeleton in every cupboard,’ Rossetti said quietly, ‘and that's mine; it's chloral.’ Caine was shocked but forbore to comment.
1997, Vivien Allen, Hall Caine: Portrait of a Victorian Romancer, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 100:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chlorals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
metachloral · chloralist · chloralism · chloralhydrate · chloral hydrate · chloralize · chloralamide
Relateds
Translations (3)
it cloralio (an organic compound) · hi नीरसु (an organic compound) · de Chloral (an organic compound)