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chloral hydrate

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knockout drops
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And the hospital had prescribed the maximum dose of chloral hydrate for the other child, allowing additional doses if needed.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 18, 2023

When such eggs are treated with a weak solution of sodium cyanide or chloral hydrate, they return to the resting condition.

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous

Strychnine is much less likely, however, to save life after poisoning by chloral hydrate, than chloral hydrate is to save life in poisoning by strychnine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

When mixed with water, chloral hydrate causes a considerable degree of cold; and, as with camphor, small fragments of it placed on the surface of water exhibit gyratory movements.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

A new test for chloral hydrate has been devised by Frank Ogston, namely, yellow sulphide of ammonium.

From Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures by Various




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