bromal

[ broh-mal ]
/ ˈbroʊ mæl /

noun Pharmacology.

an oily, colorless liquid, CBr3CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
Also called tribromoacetaldehyde.

Origin of bromal

First recorded in 1870–75; brom- + -al3

Words nearby bromal

brokered convention, broking, brolga, brolly, brom-, bromal, bromance, bromantic, bromate, bromatium, bromberg

British Dictionary definitions for bromal

bromal
/ (ˈbrəʊməl) /

noun

a yellowish oily synthetic liquid formerly used medicinally as a sedative and hypnotic; tribromoacetaldehyde. Formula: Br 3 CCHO

Word Origin for bromal

C19: from brom ( ine) + al ( cohol)