chloroform

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chloroform Definition

• (n) a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic"
• (v) anesthetize with chloroform; "Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them"

chloroform Synonyms

• chloroform
• trichloromethane