Chloral

Word CHLORAL
Character 7
Hyphenation chlo ral
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Chloral"

What do we mean by chloral?

A colorless, mobile, oily aldehyde, C2HCl3O, a penetrating lung irritant, used to manufacture DDT and chloral hydrate. noun

A colorless mobile liquid (CCl3.CHO), having an agreeable pungent smell and biting taste, first prepared by Liebig from chlorin and alcohol, afterward by Städeler by the action of chlorin on starch. noun

A colorless oily liquid, CCl3.CHO, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol. noun

Chloral hydrate. noun

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. noun

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.

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The word "chloral" in example sentences

JEAN CASAREZ, COURT TV: The medical examiner says that she was taking a liquid sleeping medication called chloral hydrate in combination with anti-depressants and anti-anxiety drugs that she was taking. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The thought of the chloral was the only spot of light in the dark prospect: she could feel its lulling influence stealing over her already. ❋ Edith Wharton (1987)

No sooner had they left the room and locked me in than I tried so see how far down my throat my finger would go, and the chloral was allowed to try its effect elsewhere. ❋ Unknown (1887)

You cannot basically put this kind of chloral hydrate undetected in a beverage because it has a very distinctive, unpleasant taste. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Sedatives such as chloral hydrate may be used to quiet the animal. ❋ R. A. Craig (N/A)

The fashionable devotee, in order to counteract this, either stimulates the system with alcohol, or exorcises the "fidgets" by the use of sedatives, such as chloral or morphia. ❋ James Weir (1881)

In his doctor’s bag Kingston had some chloral, which is a reputable narcotic when used in moderation. ❋ Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 (1937)

Since the war M. Daudet has never had an hour's sleep without artificial aid, such as chloral; but devotees of Lady Nicotine will be interested to learn that in answer to a question he once said, "I have smoked a great deal while working, and the more I smoked the better I worked. ❋ Various (N/A)

Typically, his friends were eager to avoid calling his breakdown even temporary insanity and blamed it on the large amounts of bromide and chloral he was taking for sleep, on top of his usual heavy consumption of brandy, wine, and crème de menthe. ❋ Patrick Cockburn (2011)

By all accounts, Williams's doctor, Toby Marshall, was a quack whose cure for drinking involved lots of chloral hydrate, a sedative. ❋ John Jurgensen (2011)

He held up a vial of chloral hydrate, but his fingers were too weak and nerveless to draw the cork. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The 1870s had seen an increase in the use of drugs as they became more available, and though chloral (prescribed to combat insomnia after 1869) and barbiturates such as veronal or gardenal were popular, the great favorite of the epoch was opium, and its derivative, morphine. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The large dose of chloral hydrate in the food knocked the dogs out within minutes. ❋ Frank C. Matthews (2010)

In addition to a lethal dose of the powerful sleep drug chloral hydrate, there were at least eight other drugs in her system, Ken Sealy, sedatives, muscle relaxants, anti-anxiety meds, none of them illegal. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Two examples are phenobarbital, an anti-convulsant, and chloral-hydrate, a sedative. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Maurice Brighthaupt, Smith's security guard, described watching Smith slurp from a baby bottle of the powerful sedative chloral hydrate -- cited by a coroner as a primary cause of Smith's fatal overdose -- as if it were a Pepsi. ❋ Bill Crider (2009)

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