chloroform

¹chlo·ro·form

noun \ˈklȯr-ə-ˌfȯrm\

Definition of CHLOROFORM

: a colorless volatile heavy toxic liquid CHCl₃ with an ether odor used especially as a solvent

Origin of CHLOROFORM

French chloroforme, from chlor- + formyle formyl; from its having been regarded as a trichloride of this group

First Known Use: 1838

Rhymes with CHLOROFORM

cruciform, dendriform, dentiform, disciform, fungiform, funnelform, fusiform, land reform, letterform, microform, multiform, nonconform, racing form, thunderstorm, uniform, up a storm, vermiform