Chlorodyne

//ˈklɒɹədaɪn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances. countable, uncountable

    "Then he began, for he had a good memory, quoting a few of the more important notes in the papers—slowly and one by one as a man drops chlorodyne into a glass."

Example

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"Then he began, for he had a good memory, quoting a few of the more important notes in the papers—slowly and one by one as a man drops chlorodyne into a glass."

Etymology

By genericization from a trade name, which was from a blend of chloroform + anodyne.

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