CHLORALS
- CHLORAL, a chemical compound [n]
- colorless, oily liquid, C2Cl3HO, having a pungent odor, usually derived by the chlorination of ethyl alcohol or of acetaldehyde and combining with water to form chloral hydrate
- white, crystalline solid, C2H3Cl3O2, formed by combining liquid chloral with water: used as a hypnotic