paraldehyde

(pə raldə 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

Origin: par(a)- + aldehyde

See paraldehyde in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A colorless liquid polymer, C6H12O3, of acetaldehyde, used as a solvent and a sedative.

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