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chloral
chlo·ral C0312700 (klôr′əl)n. A colorless, mobile, oily aldehyde, C2HCl3O, a penetrating lung irritant, used to manufacture DDT and chloral hydrate. [chlor(ine) + al(cohol).]chloral (ˈklɔːrəl) n1. (Elements & Compounds) a colourless oily liquid with a pungent odour, made from chlorine and acetaldehyde and used in preparing chloral hydrate and DDT; trichloroacetaldehyde2. (Elements & Compounds) short for chloral hydratechlo•ral (ˈklɔr əl, ˈkloʊr-) n. 1. a colorless liquid, C2Cl3HO, used in making chloral hydrate and DDT. 2. Also called chlo′ral hy′drate. a white crystalline solid, C2H3Cl3O2, used as a hypnotic. [< French (1831) = chlore chlorine + al(cool) alcohol; compare -al3] TranslationsChloral
chloral[′klȯr·əl] (organic chemistry) CCl3CHO A colorless, oily liquid soluble in water; used industrially to prepare DDT; a hypnotic. Also known as trichloroacetic aldehyde; trichloroethanal. Chloral trichloroacetic aldehyde, CCl3CHO; a colorless liquid, with a pungent odor and a boiling point of 97.75°C. Chloral interacts energetically with water, alcohol, and ammonia to form well-crystallized products (see). Chloral is obtained by the chlorination of ethyl alcohol. It is used in the production of insecticides, such as khlorofos and 4,4’-dichlordiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), as well as in the production of herbicides, trichloroacetic acid, and chloroform. chloral
chloral [klor´al] 1. an oily liquid with a pungent, irritating odor; used in the manufacture of chloral hydrate and DDT.2. chloral hydrate.chloral hydrate a sedative and hypnotic used primarily as an adjunct to anesthesia and for sedation of children before certain medical or dental procedures. It is now rarely used for management of insomnia. The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) guidelines for long-term care facilities discourages the use of chloral hydrate. The National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference on the Treatment of Sleep Disorders of Older People noted that hypnotic medications such as this should not be the mainstay of management of most causes of disturbed sleep.chlo·ral (klōr'ăl), A thin oily liquid with a pungent odor, formed by the action of chlorine gas on alcohol. Synonym(s): anhydrous chloralThesaurusSeechloral hydrate |