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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[

Chlor

ine +

cohol.]

(Chem.)

A colorless oily liquid,

CCl3.CHO

, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol.

(Med.)

Chloral hydrate.

chloral ‎(usually uncountable, plural chlorals)

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.

an organic compound