chlorodyne

English

Etymology

Blend of chloroform +‎ anodyne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɒɹədaɪn/

Noun

chlorodyne (countable and uncountable, plural chlorodynes)

1. A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “Consequences”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 71:

     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.

   • 1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 5”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:

     Mr. Pappleworth arrived, chewing a chlorodyne gum, at about twenty to nine, when all the other men were at work.

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