CHLORALAMIDE

Chlo"ral*am`ide, n. Etym: [Chloral + amide.] (Chem.)

Definition: A compound of chloral and formic amide used to produce sleep.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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