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Noun: paraldehyde  pu'ral-du,hId
  1. A colourless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) used as a sedative and a solvent
    "Paraldehyde was once commonly used as a sleep aid";
    - ethanal trimer

Derived forms: paraldehydes

Type of: aldehyde

Encyclopedia: Paraldehyde