chloralose
(ˈklɔərələʊs)
[f. chloral + -ose2.]
A compound of chloral and glucose, C8H11Cl3O6, having hypnotic properties. Also attrib.
| 1893 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 July 233/2 Chloralose is a new drug and is said to be a very safe hypnotic. 1949 H. W. Florey et al. Antibiotics I. viii. 360 Cats..under chloralose or nembutal anaesthesia. |