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chloretone Chem.|ˈklɔərɪtəʊn|
[f. chlor-2, with the termination of acetone.]
A white crystalline substance, (CH3)2C(OH)CCl3, tasting like camphor, used as a local anæsthetic and a hypnotic.
1899Houghton & Aldrich in Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. XXXIII. 777/1 In order to avoid confusing this subject with ‘acetone chloroform’ (a name which has been applied to chloroform made from acetone), we have deemed it advisable to use the name ‘Chloretone’. Ibid. 778/1 As a hypnotic, chloretone is frequently efficacious in various conditions. 1907Practitioner Aug. 291 In this case, chloretone, dusted lightly on, will be found useful, as it is anesthetic and antiseptic. 1908Ibid. Feb. 253 Chloretone Ointment. 1946Nature 17 Aug. 238/2 Narcotics such as chloretone stimulate the synthesis of vitamin C in rats. |