chloral

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós

Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós

Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós)

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnusder.

Old French -inbor.

Middle English -in

English -ine

English chlorine

Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.

Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor.

Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl)

Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor.

Medieval Latin alcoholbor.

Middle English alcofol

English alcohol

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English chloral

chloral (usually uncountable, plural chlorals)

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.
- 1997, Vivien Allen, Hall Caine: Portrait of a Victorian Romancer, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 100:
  ‘They say there is a skeleton in every cupboard,’ Rossetti said quietly, ‘and that's mine; it's chloral.’ Caine was shocked but forbore to comment.