Chloral, also known as trichloroacetaldehyde, is the organic compound with the formula Cl3CCHO. This aldehyde is a colourless oily liquid that is soluble in a wide range of solvents. It reacts with water to form chloral hydrate, a once widely used sedative and hypnotic substance. ==Production== Chloral is produced commercially by the chlorination ...
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• (n.) Chloral hydrate. • (n.) A colorless oily liquid, CCl3.CHO, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol.
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CCl3-CHO; trichloroacetaldehyde;a thin oily liquid with a pungent odour, formed by the action of chlorine gas on alcohol. ... Synonym: anhydrous chloral. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(klor´әl) an oily liquid with a pungent, irritating odor; used in the manufacture of chloral hydrate and DDT. chloral hydrate.
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Chlo'ral noun [
Chlor ine +
al cohol.]
1. (Chemistry) A colorless oily liquid, CCl
3 .CHO, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol.
2. (Medicine) Chloral hydrate.
Chloral hydrate...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: klōr′ăl Definitions: 1. A thin oily liquid with a pungent odor, formed by the action of chlorine gas on alcohol. Synonyms: anhydrous chloral
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Chloral a liquid first prepared by Justus Liebig by passing dry chlorine gas through absolute alcohol to saturation, and still prepared in a similar manner. When mixed with water it readily yields chloral hydrate), a white crystalline substance, which, in contact with alkalies, yields chloroform and formic acid. Chloral kills by paralysing the acti...
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Oily, colourless liquid with a characteristic pungent smell, produced by the action of chlorine on ethanol. It is soluble in water and its compound chloral hydrate is a powerful sleep-inducing agent
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Also calleda colorless, oily liquid, CClHO, having a pungent odor, usually derived by the chlorination of ethyl alcohol or of acetaldehyde and combining with water to form chloral hydrate. · a white, crystalline solid, CHClO, formed by combining liquid chloral with water: used as a hypnotic.
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