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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chlo•ro•form /ˈklɔrəˌfɔrm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Chemistrya colorless liquid used chiefly in medicine to dissolve other substances, and once used as an anesthetic.
v. [~ + object] - Drugsto administer chloroform to, esp. in order to make unconscious or kill.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chlo•ro•form (klôr′ə fôrm′, klōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - Chemistry, DrugsAlso called trichloromethane. a colorless, volatile, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble, pungent, sweet-tasting liquid, CHCl3, usually derived from acetone, acetaldehyde, or ethyl alcohol by the reaction of chloride of lime: used chiefly in medicine as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
v.t. - Drugsto administer chloroform to, esp. in order to anesthetize, make unconscious, or kill.
- Drugsto put chloroform on (a cloth, object, etc.).
- chloro-2 + form(yl) 1830–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chloroform /ˈklɔːrəˌfɔːm/ n - a heavy volatile liquid with a sweet taste and odour, used as a solvent and cleansing agent and in refrigerants: formerly used as an inhalation anaesthetic. Formula: CHCl3
Systematic name: trichloromethane
Etymology: 19th Century: from chloro- + form( yl) (in an obsolete sense that applied to a CH radical) |