Found 2 items, similar to paraldehyde.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: paraldehyde paraldehyde n : a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent [syn: ethanal trimer]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Paraldehyde Paraldehyde \Par*al"de*hyde\, n. [Pref. para- + aldehyde.] (Chem.) A trimer of acetaldehyde (C6H12O3), prepared by polymerization of acetaldehyde with hydrochloric and sulfuric acids. It has sedative and hypnotic properties. --MI11 [PJC]