Bromal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bromal \Bro"mal\ (br[=o]"mal), 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]