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paraldehyde definition

par·al·de·hyde (pə ral′də hīd′)

noun

a colorless liquid, CHO, produced by the polymerization of acetaldehyde, having a strong, nauseating smell and used in medicine as a hypnotic and sedative

Etymology: par(a)- + aldehyde

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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