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chlo•ral

Pronunciation: (klôr'ul, klōr'-), [key]
—n.
1. Also called trichloroacetaldehyde, trichloroacetic acid aldehyde. a colorless, oily liquid, C₂Cl₃HO, having a pungent odor, usually derived by the chlorination of ethyl alcohol or of acetaldehyde and combining with water to form chloral hydrate.
2. Also called chlo'ral hy'drate. Pharm.a white, crystalline solid, C₂H₃Cl₃O₂, formed by combining liquid chloral with water: used as a hypnotic.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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