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Meaning of "chloral" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHLORAL

chloral  [ˈklɔːrəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHLORAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chloral is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHLORAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chloral

Chloral, also known as trichloroacetaldehyde, is the organic compound with the formula Cl3CCHO. This aldehyde is a colourless oily liquid that is soluble in a wide range of solvents. It reacts with water to form chloral hydrate, a once widely used sedative and hypnotic substance.

Definition of chloral in the English dictionary

The definition of chloral in the dictionary is a colourless oily liquid with a pungent odour, made from chlorine and acetaldehyde and used in preparing chloral hydrate and DDT; trichloroacetaldehyde.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHLORAL


aboral
æbˈɔːrəl
aural
ˈɔːrəl
binaural
baɪˈnɔːrəl
boral
ˈbɔːrəl
choral
ˈkɔːrəl
corollifloral
kəˌrɒlɪˈflɔːrəl
floral
ˈflɔːrəl
goral
ˈɡɔːrəl
horal
ˈhɔːrəl
loral
ˈlɔːrəl
microfloral
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈflɔːrəl
monaural
mɒˈnɔːrəl
oral
ˈɔːrəl
peroral
pərˈɔːrəl
poral
ˈpɔːrəl
saurel
ˈsɔːrəl
soral
ˈsɔːrəl
spadicifloral
spəˌdɪsɪˈflɔːrəl
thalamifloral
θəˌlæmɪˈflɔːrəl
tubulifloral
ˌtjuːbjʊlɪˈflɔːrəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHLORAL

chloracetic acid
chloracne
chloral hydrate
chloralism
chloralose
chlorambucil
chloramine
chloramphenicol
chlorargyrite
chlorate
chlordan
chlordane
chlordiazepoxide
chlorella
chlorenchyma
chlorhexidine
chloric
chloric acid
chloric(VII) acid
chlorid

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHLORAL

amoral
Balmoral
coral
corporal
doctoral
electoral
extrafloral
femoral
humoral
immoral
littoral
mayoral
moral
pastoral
pectoral
postdoctoral
rectoral
sectoral
temporal
tumoral

Synonyms and antonyms of chloral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chloral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHLORAL

Find out the translation of chloral to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chloral from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chloral» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

氯醛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cloral
570 millions of speakers

English

chloral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्लोरल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كلورال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хлораль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cloral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চেতনানাশক পদার্থবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chloral
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chloral
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chloral
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロラール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

클로 랄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chloral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một thứ thuốc mê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குளோரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लोरल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kloral
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cloralio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chlorowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хлораль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cloral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chloral
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chloraal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kloral
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chloral
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chloral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHLORAL»

The term «chloral» is normally little used and occupies the 119.771 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHLORAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chloral» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chloral» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chloral

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHLORAL»

Discover the use of chloral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chloral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
11.15 Chloral hydrate. Mechanism Of Action. The mechanism of action is unknown, but the synergy of chloral hydrate with other GABA agonists (ethanol, benzodiazepines) makes it likely that it has a binding site at the GABA receptor ...
Jim E. Riviere, Mark G. Papich, 2013
2
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: a dictionary of arts, ...
A mixture of starch or sugar with manganese peroxide and hydrochloric acid may be employed instead of alcohol and chlorine for the manufacture of chloral ( Stadeler, Ann. Ch, Pharm., bri. 101-121). An isomer of chloral, parachloraUde, ...
Thomas Spencer Baynes, 1833
3
Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology
Exceptions are monkeys and rabbits. chloral. 1: trichloroacetaldehyde. 2: sometimes used as a synonym for chloral hydrate. chloral alcoholate. See chloral derivative. chloral, anhydrous, trichloroacetaldehyde. chloral betaine. See chloral  ...
Robert Alan Lewis, 1998
4
The Last American Frontier
It is also used the preparation of chloral. 18.9.3 Chloral/Trichloroacetaldehyde [ CCl3CHO] Preparation: It is prepared on a commercial scale by chlorination of ethyl alcohol. Chlorine is passed throi cold ethyl alcohol and then at 60° till it is ...
Frederic L. Paxson, 2001
5
Non-radical Polymerisation
Chloride initiation of chloral polymerization could be readily achieved with tetraalkyl ammonium chlorides, such as tetrabutyl ammonium chloride, or with trialkyl sulphonium chlorides as initiators. Chloral polymerization initiated with R4 NCI ...
C. H. Bamford, Charles Frank Howlett Tipper, 1976
6
Sources, emission, and exposure for trichloroethylene (TCE) ...
9.3.3.3 Environmental Fate and Transport 9.3.3.3.1 Summary Fate in Terrestrial Environments: The dominant fate of chloral released to soils is rapid hydrolysis by soil water to form chloral hydrate. Volatilization is likely to be important only in  ...
7
Psychiatric Side Effects of Prescription and ...
The clinically useful nonethanol alcohols Chloral hydrate Ethchlorvynol Aquachloral®, Noctec®, generic Placidyl® Chloral Hydrate General Chloral hydrate is a sedative-hypnotic agent that was first synthesized in 1832 and has been ...
Thomas Markham Brown, Alan Stoudemire, 1998
8
Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry
Table 19.3 Barbiturates Used Clinically as Hypnotics Chloral Derivative During the 1950s and 1960s, chloral hydrate was widely promoted as a hypnotic (doses of 500 mg), because it did not significantly suppress REM sleep (44). Today, it still ...
Thomas L. Lemke, David A. Williams, 2008
9
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand
Discussion The finding from this randomized clinical trial study shows that 0.3 mg /kg of midazolam sublingually has comparable efficacy to 50 mg/kg chloral hydrate orally for sedation in children who underwent the echocardiographic study at ...
10
Infant Respiratory Function Testing
This study indicated that there are major developmental differences in the metabolism and elimination of chloral hydrate. Newborn infants and especially those delivered prematurely cannot clear the metabolites of chloral hydrate as effectively ...
Janet Stocks, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHLORAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chloral is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Top honours for St. Iberius students
... and Archdeacon Chris Long. The presentations were made after the annual Ferns Diocesan Chloral Festival in Carnew. Wexford People ... «Wexford People, Jul 15»
2
What Are the Side Effects of Prescription Sleeping Pills?
Side effects have bedeviled prescription sleep medications since scientists began tinkering in their labs more than a century ago. Chloral ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
Is It Bedtime for Benzos?
... industry materials, that barbiturates represented a harmless and modern evolution from opiates and chloral hydrates, the “shotgun” sleeping ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
4
The BDS Has Reached the 100th Monkey
BDS fans please refrain from using Chloral Hydrate when you have uncontrollable convulsions, WHY? Dr. Oscar Leibreich, the inventor is Jewish. See More. «Jewish Journal, Jun 15»
5
Baicalein reduces the occurrence of cirrhotic endotoxemia by …
After rat body weight was recorded, 10 % 1 ml/100 g chloral hydrate solution was used for anesthesia by intraperitoneal injection, and then the ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
6
Talk of the County: Arrest protesters who blocked traffic in Waukegan
Wisconsin's rules on chloral floral carbons aren't as strict as Illinois yet. Twitter @newssun. Copyright © 2015, Lake County News-Sun. Related ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
7
Documentary: Bipolar Marilyn Monroe Died as a Result of 'Medical …
According to the Mail, the investigation concludes that Monroe had taken her normal dose of chloral hydrate before either accidentally or ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
8
FIRST FAMILY of GOLF
As far as cures for insomnia go, watching golf rates somewhere between chloral hydrate and a radio show narrated by Ira Glass. Hey, the ... «Folio Weekly, May 15»
9
Happy Birthday to Nellie Bly, Investigative Journalist and Total BAMF
“They inject so much morphine and chloral that the patients are made crazy. I have seen the patients wild for water from the effect of the drugs, ... «Jezebel, May 15»
10
The Portrait of Miss Bart
... in watching her, from her first appearance “in the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station” to the bottle of chloral that awaits her at the end. «The New York Review of Books, May 15»

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