chloralamide

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noun

A compound of chloral and formic amide, formerly used to induce sleep.

OriginEnglish amide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
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Meanings

nounchloralamide (plural chloralamides)

plural chloralamides

  1. archaicchemistryA compound of chloral and formic amide, formerly used to induce sleep.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. Englishchlorine
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalcohol
  13. Englishchloral
  14. Egyptianjmn
  15. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  16. LatinAmmōn
  17. Latinammoniacus
  18. Englishammonia
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  20. Englishamide
  21. Englishchloralamide

From chloral + amide.

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APA

chloralamide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloralamide

MLA

“chloralamide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloralamide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chloralamide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloralamide.

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