chloral
noun
- a thin, oily, colorless liquid, CClCHO, with a pungent odor, prepared by the action of chlorine on alcohol: used in the manufacture of DDT
- chloral hydrate
See chloral in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(klôrˈəl, klōrˈ-)
noun A colorless, mobile, oily aldehyde, CCl3CHO, a penetrating lung irritant, used to manufacture DDT and chloral hydrate.
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