chloroform
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈklɔːɹə(ʊ)̩fɔː(ɹ)m/
Noun

chloroform (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
Synonyms Translations Verb

chloroform (chloroforms, present participle chloroforming; past and past participle chloroformed)

  1. To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
Related terms Translations


This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004
Offline English dictionary