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Synonyms for chloral hydrate


Grammar : Noun
Spell : klawr-uh l, klohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈklɔr əl, ˈkloʊr-



Définition of chloral hydrate

Origin :
  • colorless liquid formed by the action of chlorine on alcohol, apparently coined by German chemist Justus von Liebig in 1833 from elements from chlorine + alcohol. Later chiefly in chloral hydrate (1874).
  • As in knockout drops : noun concoction for drugging another
Example sentences :
  • For this purpose it may be given in a solution like that of chloral hydrate.
  • Extract from : « Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep » by Henry M. Lyman
  • Beware also of chloral hydrate and chloroform, which physicians give to ease suffering and produce sleep.
  • Extract from : « Object Lessons on the Human Body » by Sarah F. Buckelew and Margaret W. Lewis
  • Dr Doring, a Viennese physician, states that an ordinary dose of chloral hydrate is an unfailing remedy for sea sickness.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • Specimens preserved in a 5% solution of chloral hydrate may be used if necessary.
  • Extract from : « Elementary Zoology, Second Edition » by Vernon L. Kellogg
  • A new test for chloral hydrate has been devised by Frank Ogston, namely, yellow sulphide of ammonium.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.--No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 » by Various
  • Chloral hydrate not only possesses these qualities, but it also is an antiferment and a pain reliever.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • Chloral Hydrate, which with an alkali is converted into chloroform, has of late been much used as a narcotic and for easing pain.
  • Extract from : « Memoranda on Poisons » by Thomas Hawkes Tanner
  • Insomnia must be relieved by opiates, chloral hydrate, or other hypnotics.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
  • This done, Rich returned the chloral hydrate to the shelf, and took down another bottle labelled quin.
  • Extract from : « The Bag of Diamonds » by George Manville Fenn
  • Alcohol and chloral hydrate must then be given in large and frequent doses.
  • Extract from : « Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep » by Henry M. Lyman

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