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paraldehyde

/pəˈræl.də.haɪd/

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noun

C2formalcommonmedical/pəˈræl.də.haɪd/

uncountable

A colorless liquid, a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde, used as a sedative and a solvent.

  • 🇷🇺Бесцветная жидкость, циклический тример ацетальдегида, используемая как седативное средство и растворитель.
  1. Sedative and solvent C2 formal medical

    A colorless liquid, which is a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde, used historically as a sedative and also as a solvent.

    • The doctor prescribed paraldehyde to calm the patient's severe agitation.
    • Paraldehyde was once a common treatment for seizures.
    • In the lab, paraldehyde is used as a solvent for certain organic compounds.

    🇷🇺Седативное средство и растворитель

  • paraldehydes plural form
  • paraldehydes' possessive plural form
  • paraldehyde's possessive singular form