trichloroacetaldehyde

trichloroacetaldehyde [trahy-klawr-oh-as-i-tal-duh-hahyd, -klohr-] Word Origin noun Chemistry.

1. chloral(def 1).

Origin of trichloroacetaldehyde tri- + chloro-2 + acetaldehyde Also called tri·chlo·roace·tic ac·id al·dehyde.