chloral (ˈklɔːrəl) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a colourless oily liquid with a pungent odour, made from chlorine and acetaldehyde and used in preparing chloral hydrate and DDT; trichloroacetaldehyde |
| 2. | short for chloral hydrate |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |