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chlo⋅ro⋅form
[klawr-uh-fawrm, klohr-] 
əˌfɔrm
–noun
| 1. | Also called trichloromethane. Chemistry, Pharmacology. 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. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to administer chloroform to, esp. in order to anesthetize, make unconscious, or kill. |
| 3. | to put chloroform on (a cloth, object, etc.). |
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| chlo·ro·form (klôr'ə-fôrm', klōr'-) n. A clear, colorless, heavy, sweet-smelling liquid, CHCl3, used in refrigerants, propellants, and resins, as a solvent, and sometimes as an anesthetic. Chloroform, once widely used in human and veterinary surgery, has generally been replaced by less toxic, more easily controlled agents. tr.v. chlo·ro·formed, chlo·ro·form·ing, chlo·ro·forms
[chloro- + form(yl).] |
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Chloroform
Chlo"ro*form\, n. [Chlorine + formyl, it having been regarded as a trichloride of this radical: cf. F. chloroforme, G. chloroform.] (Chem.) A colorless volatile liquid, CHCl3, having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of wax, resin, etc., and is extensively used to produce an[ae]sthesia in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain.Chloroform
Chlo"ro*form\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chloroformed; p. pr. & vb. n. Chloroforming.] To treat with chloroform, or to place under its influence.
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Language Translation for : chloroform
Spanish:
cloroformo,
German:
das Chloroform,
Japanese:
クロロホルム
chloroform
1838, from Fr. chloroforme, coined in 1834 by Jean-Baptiste Dumas (1800-84) from chlor- "chlorine" + formique "formic (acid)."
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Main Entry: 1chlo·ro·form
Pronunciation: 'klOr-&-"form, 'klor-
Function: noun
: a colorless volatile heavy toxic liquidCHCl3 with an ether odor that is used especially as a solvent or as a veterinary anesthetic called also trichloromethane
Main Entry: 2chloroform
Function: transitive verb
: to treat with chloroform especially so as to produce anesthesia or death
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chloroform chlo·ro·form (klôr'ə-fôrm')
n.
A clear, colorless, heavy, sweet-smelling liquid used sometimes as a general anesthetic; it has generally been replaced by less toxic, more easily controlled agents.
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| chloroform (klôr'ə-fôrm') Pronunciation Key
A colorless, toxic, sweet-tasting liquid formed by combining methane with chlorine. It is used as a solvent and was once widely used as an anesthetic. Chemical formula: CHCl3. |
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