n. [ Bromine + aldehyde. ] (Chem.) An oily, colorless fluid, CBr3.COH, related to bromoform, as chloral is to chloroform, and obtained by the action of bromine on alcohol. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Bromine. ] (Pharm.) A colorless or white crystalline compound, (CH2)6N4C2H5Br, used as a sedative in epilepsy. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]