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Bromal

Bro′mal

(brō′mal)
,
Noun.
[
Brom
ine +
al
dehyde.]
(Chem.)
An oily, colorless fluid,
CBr3.COH
, related to bromoform, as chloral is to chloroform, and obtained by the action of bromine on alcohol.

Definition 2024


bromal

bromal

English

Noun

bromal (countable and uncountable, plural bromals)

  1. (organic chemistry) The compound tribromoacetaldehyde CBr3-CHO