chloral

noun

chlo·​ral ˈklȯr-əl 

1

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

2

: chloral hydrate

Examples of chloral in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In poor health and afflicted with chronic insomnia, Waugh took nightly sleeping draughts of bromide and chloral, washed down with crème de menthe. — Christopher Buckley, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022

Word History

Etymology

French, from chlor- + alcool alcohol

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing chloral

• chloral hydrate

Rhymes for chloral

• aural
• choral
• coral
• floral
• forel
• lauryl
• loral
• moral
• quarrel
• sorel
• sorrel
• toral

Medical Definition

chloral

noun

chlo·​ral ˈklōr-əl, ˈklȯr- 

1

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

2

: chloral hydrate