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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: chloral hydrate (0.03420 detik)
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: chloral hydrate
chloral hydrate
n : a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates
the stomach and can be addictive
English → English (gcide)
Definition: chloral hydrate
chloral hydrate
\chloral hydrate\ n.
1. a chemical substance (
CCl3.CH(OH)2) which is a hydrate
of trichloroacetaldehyde. It crystallizes as white
monoclinic plates, obtained by treating chloral with
water. It produces sleep when taken internally or
hypodermically, and is used in medicine as a hypnotic and
sedative; -- called also
chloral
Note: It may be habit-forming, and is a controlled substance
listed in the U. S. Code of Federal Regulations. It is
sometimes used to render a person unconscious for
illegal or nefarious purposes, and in this use, a
concentrated solution is one of the agents called
knockout drops.
[PJC]
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