chloral
/ˈklɔːɹæl/
chloral noun: 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.
Noun
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.
- ‘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.1997, Vivien Allen, Hall Caine: Portrait of a Victorian Romancer, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 100
chloral meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada
chloral in Hindi
- an organic compound
- नीरसु nīrsu
chloral in Tamil
- குளோரல்
chloral in Kannada
- ಕ್ಲೋರಾಲ್
Forms of chloral
| plural | chlorals |
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Origin of chloral
Blend of chlorine + alcohol.
Words formed from chloral
Questions about chloral
- What does chloral mean?
- Chloral means 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.
- What is chloral in Hindi?
- Chloral in Hindi is नीरसु (nīrsu). See Chloral meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is chloral?
- Chloral is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chloral?
- Chloral is pronounced /ˈklɔːɹæl/.
- What is the plural of chloral?
- The plural of chloral is chlorals.
Words near chloral in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: chloral (page history and authors); chloral (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); chloral (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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