chloralize

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verb

To treat with chloral.

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

verbchloralize (third-person singular simple present chloralizes, present participle chloralizing, simple past and past participle chloralized)

present singular third person chloralizes · participle present chloralizing · participle past chloralized · past chloralized

  1. transitiveTo treat with 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. Englishchloralize

From chloral + -ize.

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APA

chloralize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloralize

MLA

“chloralize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloralize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chloralize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloralize.

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