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chloroform - 9 dictionary results

chlo⋅ro⋅form

[klawr-uh-fawrm, klohr-]
–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.).

Origin:
1830–40; chloro- 2 + form(yl)


chlo⋅ro⋅for⋅mic, adjective
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 Chloroform, once widely used in human and veterinary surgery, has generally been replaced by less toxic, more easily controlled agents.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
  1. To treat with chloroform to anesthetize, render unconscious, or kill.
  2. To apply chloroform to.

[chloro- + form(yl).]

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.
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)."

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

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.

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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