chloroform

noun

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chlo·ro·form | \ ˈklȯr-ə-ˌfȯrm

Definition of chloroform

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

chloroform

verb

chloroformed; chloroforming; chloroforms

Definition of chloroform (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to treat with or as if with chloroform especially so as to produce anesthesia, insensibility, or death

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The documentary showed how, in 1978, Jeffrey Rignall was lured into Gacy’s car where he was hit in the face with a rag soaked in chloroform. — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2022 As part of the process to capture HFC-23, about 1,600 pounds a year of chloroform, hydrochloric acid, chlorine and hydrogen fluoride, all hazardous air pollutants, could be emitted into neighborhoods around its Louisville facility. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2021 While Queen Victoria swears by chloroform, Mama Dickinson insists Sue needs no drugs. — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2021 Soldiers on the operating table were sedated by chloroform, which worked well, Zervos said. — Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 28 Sep. 2021 Dioxin, cadmium, benzene, lead, naphthalene, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, arsenic, furans, trichlorobenzene, chloroform, asbestos, mercury, phthalates: these are some of the by-products of papermaking. — Rosemary Mcclure, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021 Dioxin, cadmium, benzene, lead, naphthalene, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, arsenic, furans, trichlorobenzene, chloroform, asbestos, mercury, phthalates: these are some of the by-products of papermaking. — Rosemary Mcclure, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021 Dioxin, cadmium, benzene, lead, naphthalene, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, arsenic, furans, trichlorobenzene, chloroform, asbestos, mercury, phthalates: these are some of the by-products of papermaking. — Rosemary Mcclure, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021 Dioxin, cadmium, benzene, lead, naphthalene, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, arsenic, furans, trichlorobenzene, chloroform, asbestos, mercury, phthalates: these are some of the by-products of papermaking. — Rosemary Mcclure, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Donor insemination continued largely underground, sans chloroform, until the 1950s. — Caitlin Harrington, Wired, 30 July 2020 See More

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