paraldehyde

ˌpærˈældəhaɪd

Definition

Definition of paraldehyde - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

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colorless liquid used in making dyestuffs

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Paraldehyde is a key ingredient in this dye production.

medical

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compound used as a hypnotic and anticonvulsant

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Paraldehyde was administered to control the seizures.

sedative

tranquilizer

industry

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solvent in various industrial applications

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The laboratory used paraldehyde as a solvent in experiments.

chemical

solvent

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Origin of paraldehyde

Greek, para (beside) + aldehyde (alcohol)

Examples of paraldehyde in a sentence

Paraldehyde was used in the synthesis of the new compound.
Doctors used paraldehyde to sedate the patient.
Paraldehyde is often prescribed for severe insomnia.
Paraldehyde is often used in the production of plastics.
The chemical plant stores paraldehyde for various uses.

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French:paraldéhyde, paraldehyde, ...
German:Paraldehyd, Paraldehydsolvent, ...
Italian:paraldeide, ...
Spanish:paraldehído, solvente industrial, ...
Portuguese:paraldeído, composto químico, ...
Chinese:巴拉醛, 巴拉地醛, ...
Japanese:パラルデヒド, ...
Arabic:بارالدهيد, بارالديهيد, ...
Hebrew:פָּרָאלְדֶהִיד, תַּרְכֹּבֶת פָּרָאלְדֵּהִיד, ...
Russian:паральдегидное соединение, ...
Ukrainian:паральдегід, ліки, ...
Hindi:पैराल्डिहाइड, औषधि यौगिक, ...
Bengali:প্যারালডিহাইড, ঔষধ, ...
Catalan:paraldehid, dissolvent industrial, ...
Czech:paraldehyd, ...
Danish:paraldehyd, paraldehyd-opløsningsmiddel, ...
Dutch:paraldehyde, hypnoticum, ...
Greek:παραλδεΰδη, ...
Hungarian:paraldehid, ...
Khmer:ប៉ារ៉ាល់ដេអ៊ីដ, ប៉ារ៉ាល់ដេអ៊ីត, ...
Korean:파랄데하이드, 파라알데하이드, ...
Persian:پارالدئید, حلال صنعتی, ...
Polish:paraldehyd, ...
Portuguese (BR):paraldeído, ...
Romanian:paraldehidă, paraldehid, ...
Swedish:paraldehyd, paraldehydförening, ...
Thai:พาราลดีไฮด์, สารละลายอุตสาหกรรม, ...
Turkish:paraldehit, hipnotik bileşik, ...
Vietnamese:paraldehyde, dung môi paraldehyde, ...

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