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Chloroform

Chloroform Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Chloroform? [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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Chloroform: trichloromethane Related Terms \| Find terms related to Chloroform: anesthetize \| annihilate \| bedaze \| benumb \| bereave of life \| besot \| blunt \| carry away \| carry off \| cocaine \| coldcock \| cut down \| cut off \| deaden \| deprive of life \| desensitize \| destroy \| dispatch \| dispose of \| do away with \| do for \| do to death \| dope \| drug \| dull \| end \| ether \| etherize \| ethyl chloride \| ethylene \| execute \| exterminate \| finish \| finish off \| freeze \| gas \| immolate \| kayo \| kill \| knock out \| knock senseless \| knock stiff \| knock unconscious \| KO \| launch into eternity \| lay out \| liquidate \| lynch \| make away with \| martyr \| martyrize \| menthol \| narcotize \| nitrous oxide \| numb \| obtund \| palsy \| paralyze \| Pentothal \| poison \| purge \| put away \| put down \| put to death \| put to sleep \| remove from life \| sacrifice \| slay \| starve \| stun \| stupefy \| take life \| take off See Also \| anaesthetise \| anaesthetize \| anesthetise \| anesthetize \| haloform \| inhalation anaesthetic \| inhalation anesthetic \| inhalation general anaesthetic \| inhalation general anesthetic \| put out \| put to sleep \| put under Chloroform In Webster's Dictionary \Chlo"roform\, n. [Chlorine + formyl, it having been regarded as a trichloride of this radical: cf. F. chloroforme, G. chloroform.] (Chem.) 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 an[ae]sthesia in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain. \Chlo"roform\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chloroformed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chloroforming}.] To treat with chloroform, or to place under its influence.

Chloroform Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chloroform?

[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Chloroform: trichloromethane

Chloroform In Webster's Dictionary

\Chlo"ro*form\, n. [Chlorine + formyl, it having been
regarded as a trichloride of this radical: cf. F.
chloroforme, G. chloroform.] (Chem.)
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 an[ae]sthesia
in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain.


\Chlo"ro*form\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chloroformed};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Chloroforming}.]
To treat with chloroform, or to place under its influence.

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