CHLORALIDE


Meaning of CHLORALIDE in English

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

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