ˈklōrəˌlīd, -_lə̇d noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chloral + -ide; originally formed as German chloralid
1. : a white crystalline cyclic compound C 5 H 2 Cl 6 O 3 formed by heating chloral with trichloro-lactic acid
2. : a compound formed by the condensation of chloral with an alpha-hydroxy acid