chloral hydrate
Noun
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a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive
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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.