bromal
(ˈbrəʊməl)
[f. brom-ine + al-cohol; cf. chloral.]
A compound analogous to chloral, produced by the action of bromine on alcohol.
| 1875 H. Wood Therap. (1879) 333 Clinical experience with bromal hydrate is still wanting. 1877 Watts Fownes' Chem. II. 253 Tribromaldehyde or Bromal. |