CHLORAL HYDROCYANID
\klˈɔːɹə͡l hˈa͡ɪdɹəsɪˌanɪd], \klˈɔːɹəl hˈaɪdɹəsɪˌanɪd], \k_l_ˈɔː_ɹ_əl h_ˈaɪ_d_ɹ_ə_s_ɪ__ˌa_n_ɪ_d]\
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Syn.: chloral cyanhydrin. A crystalline substance, C3H2Cl3NO=CCl3.CH (OH)CN, formed by the action of hydrocyanic acid upon hydrate of chloral. On account of its stability and constancy of composition, it has been recommended as a substitute for hydrocyanic acid in medicine.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).