bromal

[ broh-mal ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. an oily, colorless liquid, CBr3CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.

Origin of bromal

1
First recorded in 1870–75; brom- + -al3

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British Dictionary definitions for bromal

bromal

/ (ˈbrəʊməl) /


noun
  1. a yellowish oily synthetic liquid formerly used medicinally as a sedative and hypnotic; tribromoacetaldehyde. Formula: Br 3 CCHO

Origin of bromal

1
C19: from brom (ine) + al (cohol)

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