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chloralist

chloralist noun: a person who uses chloral as a narcotic; a chloral addict.

Noun

chloralist (plural chloralists)

  1. A person who uses chloral as a narcotic; a chloral addict.
    • There were those who drank of it for taste or pleasure; and who were spoken of as "mandragorites," as we might speak of alcoholics or chloralists. They passed into the land of sleep and dream, and waking up in scare and alarm were the screaming mandrakes of an ancient civilization.1879 August 16, Littell's Living Age, page 427, column 2

Forms of chloralist

pluralchloralists

Origin of chloralist

From chloral + -ist.

Questions about chloralist

What does chloralist mean?
Chloralist means a person who uses chloral as a narcotic; a chloral addict.
What part of speech is chloralist?
Chloralist is a noun.
What is the plural of chloralist?
The plural of chloralist is chloralists.

Words near chloralist in the dictionary

  1. chloralamides
  2. chloralhydrate
  3. chloralic
  4. chloralide
  5. chloralism
  6. chloralist
  7. chloralists
  8. chloralium
  9. chloralization
  10. chloralize
  11. chloralized

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