chloralose

 [klawr-uh-lohs, klohr-]  

chlo·ral·ose

   [klawr-uh-lohs, klohr-]
noun
a crystalline compound, C8H11Cl3O6, used as an animal anesthetic and bird repellent.
Also called glucochlorose.

Origin:
1890–95; chloral + -ose2
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