*loral*

n. [ Chlorine + alcohol. ] 1. (Chem.) A colorless oily liquid, CCl3.CHO, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Chloral hydrate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chloral + amide. ] (Chem.) A compound of chloral and formic amide used to produce sleep. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a chemical substance (CCl3.CH(OH)2) which is a hydrate of trichloroacetaldehyde. It crystallizes as white monoclinic plates, obtained by treating chloral with water. It produces sleep when taken internally or hypodermically, and is used in medicine as a hypnotic and sedative; -- called also chloral It may be habit-forming, and is a controlled substance listed in the U. S. Code of Federal Regulations. It is sometimes used to render a person unconscious for illegal or nefarious purposes, and in this use, a concentrated solution is one of the agents called knockout drops. [ PJC ]

n. (Med.) A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chlorine + aluminium. ] An impure aqueous solution of chloride of aluminium, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Corolla + L. flos, floris, flower. ] (Bot.) Having the stamens borne on the petals, and the latter free from the calyx. Compare Calycifloral and Thalamifloral. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Disk, and Floral. ] (Bot.) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle; -- said of a subclass of plants. Cf. Calycifloral. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Floralis belonging to Flora: cf. F. floral. See Flora. ] 1. Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as, floral games, wreaths. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral bud; a floral leaf; floral characters. Martyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Floral envelope (Bot.), the calyx and corolla, one or the other of which (mostly the corolla) may be wanting. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a floral manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Labiate + L. flos, floris, flower. ] (Bot.) Having labiate flowers, as the snapdragon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the lores. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to lore{ 1 }. [ PJC ]

{ } a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the lore; -- said of certain feathers of birds, scales of reptiles, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. meta- + chloral. ] (Chem.) A white, amorphous, insoluble substance regarded as a polymeric variety of chloral. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Situated above the lores; as, the supraloral feathers of a bird. -- n. A supraloral feather. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Thalamus, and Floral. ] (Bot.) Bearing the stamens directly on the receptacle; -- said of a subclass of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants in the system of De Candolle. [ 1913 Webster ]