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: a pungent colorless oily aldehyde CCl3CHO used in making DDT and chloral hydrate
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In poor health and afflicted with chronic insomnia, Waugh took nightly sleeping draughts of bromide and chloral, washed down with crème de menthe.
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“Chloral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chloral. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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chloral
noun
chlo·ral
ˈklōr-əl, ˈklȯr- 
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: a pungent colorless oily aldehyde C2HCl3O used in making DDT and chloral hydrate
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