Meanings
nounchloral (usually uncountable, plural chlorals)
plural chlorals
- uncountableusuallyA colourless narcotic liquid, trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl₃CHO, obtained at first by the action of chlorine on alcohol and that, when treated with water, produces chloral hydrate.
‘They say there is a skeleton in every cupboard,’ Rossetti said quietly, ‘and that's mine; it's chloral.’ Caine was shocked but forbore to comment.
1997, Vivien Allen, Hall Caine: Portrait of a Victorian Romancer, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 100
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
- Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
- Englishchlorine
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishchloral
Translations
German Chloral
- Chloralan organic compound
Hindi नीरसु
- नीरसु (nīrsu)an organic compound
Italian cloralio
- cloralioan organic compound
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Cite this entry
APA
chloral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloral
MLA
“chloral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloral. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chloral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloral.
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