Chlorodyne

/ˈklɔːrəˌdaɪn/ noun

Definition

A historical patent medicine or liniment containing chlorine compounds, used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for pain relief.

Etymology

From chloro- + -odyne (pain relief, from Greek odyne meaning pain). Created as a brand name suggesting pain-relieving properties from chlorine compounds.

Kelly Says

Chlorodyne was one of the great questionable medicines of the Victorian era—people swore it cured everything from toothaches to cholera, and nobody was quite sure what was in it or if it actually worked, but everyone wanted a bottle!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሎሮዳይን
klor-o-dain
ARالعربية
كلوروداين
khlōrū-dain
BNবাংলা
ক্লোরোডাইন
klor-o-dain
CACatalà
clorodina
klo-ro-dee-na
CSČeština
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
DADansk
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
DEDeutsch
Chlorodyne
klor-o-din
ELΕλληνικά
χλωροδίνη
hloo-ro-dee-ni
ESEspañol
clorodina
klo-ro-dee-na
FAفارسی
کلروداین
khlor-o-dain
FISuomi
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
FRFrançais
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
GUGU
ક્લોરોડાઈન
klor-o-dain
HAHA
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
HEעברית
クロרודינ
khlor-o-din
HIहिन्दी
क्लोरोडाइन
klor-o-dain
HUMagyar
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
IDBahasa Indonesia
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
IGIG
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
ITItaliano
clorodina
klo-ro-dee-na
JA日本語
クロロダイナ
Kuro-ro-dain-a
KKKK
хлородинин
khlorodin
KMKM
ច្លូរូដៃន
chlo-roo-dain
KO한국어
클로로다이너
keu-ro-ro-dai-neo
MRMR
क्लोरोडाइन
klor-o-dain
MSBahasa Melayu
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
MYမြန်မာ
ချလိုရိုဒိုင်
khlor-o-dain
NLNederlands
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
NONorsk
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
PAPA
ਖਲੋਰੋਡਾਈਨ
khlor-o-dain
PLPolski
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
PTPortuguês
clorodina
klo-ro-dee-na
RORomână
clorodina
klo-ro-dee-na
RUРусский
хлородин
khlorodin
SVSvenska
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
SWKiswahili
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
TAதமிழ்
குளோரோடைன்
kloo-ro-dain
TEతెలుగు
クロరోダイన్
klor-o-dain
THไทย
คลอโรไดน์
khlɔː-ro-dain
TLTL
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
TRTürkçe
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
UKУкраїнська
хлородин
khlorodin
URاردو
کلوروداین
khlor-o-dain
VITiếng Việt
chlorodyne
klo-ro-din
YOYO
chlorodyne
klor-o-din
ZH中文
氯ダイ宁
lǜ dài níng
ZUZU
chlorodyne
klor-o-din

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