PARALDEHYDE

paraldehyde, ethanal trimer

(noun) a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

paraldehyde (countable and uncountable, plural paraldehydes)

(organic compound) A cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde once used as an antidepressant.

Source: Wiktionary


Par*al"de*hyde, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + aldehyde.] (Chem.)

Definition: A polymeric modification of aldehyde obtained as a white crystalline substance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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