chloroform
A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
» Sami knew how to make chloroform.
OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(uncountable)A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
Some assume that chloroform is a gas because it was given by inhalation.
Chloroform
хлорофо́рмxlorofórm
хлорофо́рмxlorofórm
a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
Examples
2 sentencesSami knew how to make chloroform.
Hey, my friend and I are trying to settle a bet. Does this smell like chloroform?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French chloroforme, portmanteau of terchloride (tertiary chloride, trichloriBorrowed from French chloroforme, portmanteau of terchloride (tertiary chloride, trichloride) and formyle (CH, an obsolete radical of formic acid) by Jean-Baptiste Dumas, from 1834. By surface analysis, chloro- + -form.
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic:trichloromethane
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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