Home

Visit Our Sites

Unabridged Dictionary

Learner's Dictionary

Word Central for Kids

Collegiate Dictionary

Premium Services

Unabridged Dictionary

Collegiate Dictionary

Encyclopedia Britannica

Institutional Subscriptions

Citing the Dictionary

Also Visit:
Unabridged
Visual

ESL:
Learner's
for Kids:
Word Central
Spell It!

chloral

Browse the Dictionary:: A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; #

chloral

Main Entry:: chlo·ral
Pronunciation:: \ˈklȯr-əl\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French, from chlor- + alcool alcohol
Date:: 1838

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

Learn more about "chloral" and related topics at Britannica.com

See a map of "chloral" in the Visual Thesaurus

Pronunciation Symbols