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chloral
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  1. chloral
  2. chloral hydrate
  3. butyl chloral hydrate

chlo·ral

noun \ˈklȯr-əl\

Definition of CHLORAL

1
: a pungent colorless oily aldehyde CCl3CHO used in making DDT and chloral hydrate
2
: chloral hydrate

Origin of CHLORAL

French, from chlor- + alcool alcohol
First Known Use: 1838

Rhymes with CHLORAL

aural, choral, coral, floral, laurel, moral, oral, quarrel, sorrel

chlo·ral

noun \ˈklōr-əl, ˈklȯr-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of CHLORAL

1
: a pungent colorless oily aldehyde C2HCl3O used in making DDT and chloral hydrate
2
: chloral hydrate

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