Definition of chloroform
: a colorless volatile heavy toxic liquid CHCl3 with an ether odor used especially as a solvent
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Origin and Etymology of chloroform
French chloroforme, from chlor- + formyle formyl; from its having been regarded as a trichloride of this group
First Known Use: 1838
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Definition of chloroform
transitive verb
: to treat with or as if with chloroform especially so as to produce anesthesia, insensibility, or death
1848
First Known Use of chloroform
1848
CHLOROFORM Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of chloroform for English Language Learners
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: a colorless poisonous liquid
CHLOROFORM Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of chloroform for Students
: a colorless heavy liquid used especially to dissolve fatty substances
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of chloroform
: a colorless volatile heavy toxic liquid CHCl3 with an ether odor used especially as a solvent—called also trichloromethane
chloroform
Medical Definition of chloroform
: to treat with chloroform especially so as to produce anesthesia or death
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