English dictionary

paraldehyde

/p/@/'r/&/ld/@/,h/aI/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent

noun.substance

Synonyms ethanal trimer

Source: WordNet 3.0
A polymeric modification of aldehyde obtained as a white crystalline substance.

noun

Source: webster1913