chloral

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chloral

/ˈklɔːɹæl/

noun chlorals

uncountable, usually A colourless narcotic liquid, trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl₃CHO, obtained at first by the action of chlorine on alcohol and that, when treated with water, produces chloral hydrate. ‘They say there is a skeleton in every cupboard,’ Rossetti said quietly, ‘and that's mine; it's chloral.’ Caine was shocked but forbore to comment.

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noun an organic compound

हिन्दी	नीरसु nīrsu
Deutsch	Chloral
Italiano	cloralio

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@misc{chloral_2026,
  title = {chloral},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chloral},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}