A colourless narcotic liquid, trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl₃CHO, obtained at first by the action of chlorine on alcohol and that, when treated with water, produces chloral hydrate.

(medicine) A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral.

plural of chloral

Relating to, or derived from chloralose

simple past tense and past participle of chloralize

present participle of chloralize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chloralize

(transitive) To treat with chloral.

The process of chloralizing.

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An organic compound with the chemical formula C₂H₃Cl₃O₂, used as a sedative and hypnotic drug and as a laboratory reagent and precursor.