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chloralists

chloralists is the plural of chloralist.

Meaning of chloralist

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

Questions about chloralists

What is chloralists the plural of?
Chloralists is the plural of chloralist.

Words near chloralists in the dictionary

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

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