CHLORAL HYDRATE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("chloral hydrate" is a kind of...):

depressant; downer; sedative; sedative drug (a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chloral hydrate"):

knockout drops (chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious)

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