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parachloralose

parachloralose noun: a toxic isomer of chloralose with IUPAC name (1R)-1-[(2S,3aR,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2-(trichloromethyl)-3a,5,6,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl]ethane-1,2-diol.

Noun

parachloralose (uncountable)

  1. A toxic isomer of chloralose with IUPAC name (1R)-1-[(2S,3aR,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2-(trichloromethyl)-3a,5,6,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl]ethane-1,2-diol
    Synonyms:
    β-chloralose, beta-chloralose

Synonyms of parachloralose

  • β-chloralose
  • beta-chloralose

Origin of parachloralose

From para- + chloralose.

Questions about parachloralose

What does parachloralose mean?
Parachloralose means a toxic isomer of chloralose with IUPAC name (1R)-1-[(2S,3aR,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2-(trichloromethyl)-3a,5,6,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl]ethane-1,2-diol.
What part of speech is parachloralose?
Parachloralose is a noun.

Words near parachloralose in the dictionary

  1. paracetamols
  2. paracharmonium
  3. Parachi
  4. Parachinar
  5. parachlamydial
  6. parachloralose
  7. parachlorophenoxyacetate
  8. parachlorophenylalanine
  9. parachoanal
  10. parachor
  11. parachordal

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