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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An oleaginous liquid (CI3CHO) obtained by the action of alcohol and nitric acid on iodine. Its effects are said to be similar to those of chloral.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) An oily liquid, CI3.CHO, analogous to chloral and bromal.

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  • noun organic chemistry The compound trichloroacetaldehyde, CI3-CHO

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