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chlorodynes

chlorodynes is the plural of chlorodyne.

Meaning of chlorodyne

Noun

chlorodyne (countable and uncountable, plural chlorodynes)

  1. A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia, and other substances.
    • Then he began, for he had a good memory, quoting a few of the more important notes in the papers—slowly and one by one as a man drops chlorodyne into a glass.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “Consequences”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 71

Questions about chlorodynes

What is chlorodynes the plural of?
Chlorodynes is the plural of chlorodyne.

Words near chlorodynes in the dictionary

  1. chlorodimethylsilane
  2. chlorodinitronaphthalene
  3. chlorodiorganotin
  4. chlorodiphenylphosphine
  5. chlorodyne
  6. chlorodynes
  7. chloroethane
  8. chloroethanes
  9. chloroethanoic acid
  10. chloroethanoic acids
  11. chloroethanol

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