meaning of chloroform
1. A colorless volatile liquid, CHCl3, having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of wax, resin, etc. , and is extensively used to produce anaesthesia in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain.
2. To treat with chloroform, or to place under its influence.
3. a volatile liquid haloform CHCl3; formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation
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Related Words
chloroform | chloroformed | chloroforming |
