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chloralamide

chloralamide noun: a compound of chloral and formic amide, formerly used to induce sleep.

Noun

chloralamide (plural chloralamides)

  1. (archaic) A compound of chloral and formic amide, formerly used to induce sleep.

Forms of chloralamide

pluralchloralamides

Origin of chloralamide

From chloral + amide.

Questions about chloralamide

What does chloralamide mean?
Chloralamide means a compound of chloral and formic amide, formerly used to induce sleep.
What part of speech is chloralamide?
Chloralamide is a noun.
What is the plural of chloralamide?
The plural of chloralamide is chloralamides.

Words near chloralamide in the dictionary

  1. chloragogue
  2. chloragosome
  3. chloragosomes
  4. chloral
  5. chloral hydrate
  6. chloralamide
  7. chloralamides
  8. chloralhydrate
  9. chloralic
  10. chloralide
  11. chloralism

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