chloralism

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noun

A morbid condition resulting from excessive use of chloral.

OriginEnglish chloral ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounchloralism (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablemedicineA morbid condition resulting from excessive use of chloral.

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. Englishchloralism

From chloral + -ism.

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APA

chloralism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloralism

MLA

“chloralism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloralism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chloralism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloralism.

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