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Definition of Chloral hydrate

1. Noun. A colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive.

Medical Definition of Chloral hydrate

1. A hypnotic and sedative used in the treatment of insomnia. The safety margin is too narrow for chloral hydrate to be used as a general anaesthetic in humans, but it is commonly used for that purpose in animal experiments. It is no longer considered useful as an anti-anxiety medication. Pharmacological action: sedatives, nonbarbiturate, anaesthetics, intravenous. Chemical name: 1,1-Ethanediol, 2,2,2-trichloro- (12 Dec 1998)

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