CHLORAL


Meaning of CHLORAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklȯr-əl ]

noun

Etymology: French, from chlor- + al cool alcohol

Date: 1838

1. : a pungent colorless oily aldehyde CCl 3 CHO used in making DDT and chloral hydrate

2. : chloral hydrate

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