Chloroform Definition

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noun
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A toxic, carcinogenic, colorless, volatile liquid, CHCl3, with a sweet taste, used as a solvent, fumigant, etc. and, formerly, as a general anesthetic.
Webster's New World
verb
To anesthetize with chloroform.
Webster's New World
To kill with chloroform.
Webster's New World

Origin of Chloroform

  • From French chloroforme

    From Wiktionary

  • chloro– form(yl)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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