chloral
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A colorless oily liquid, CCl3.CHO, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol.
Chloral hydrate.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
agent
nitrogen
hydroxide
laughing
ether
nitrous
carbohydrate
hydrate
chloroform
exhilarating
opium
nitrous oxide
laughing gas
chloral hydrate
hydrated
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Chloral H. Hilderbrand of Bloomington, IN, formerly of Bedford, IN, died Saturday, January 27, 2001, at his residence.
Treatment for insomnia in psychiatry dates back to 1869 when chloral hydrate was first used as a soporific.
Some say that he was expelled from Los Alamos after taking chloral hydrate in Santa Fe with a fellow student.