chloroform
See also: Chloroform
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French chloroforme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɔːɹə(ʊ)̩fɔː(ɹ)m/
Noun
chloroform (uncountable)
- (chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
Synonyms
- trichloromethane
- chloric ether
- Guthrie's sweet whiskey, sweet whiskey
Derived terms
Translations
(chemistry) an anesthetic
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Verb
chloroform (third-person singular simple present chloroforms, present participle chloroforming, simple past and past participle chloroformed)
- To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
Related terms
Translations
to treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform
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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xlɔˈrɔ.fɔrm/
Declension
declension of chloroform
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| nominative | chloroform |
| genitive | chloroformu |
| dative | chloroformowi |
| accusative | chloroform |
| instrumental | chloroformem |
| locative | chloroformie |
| vocative | chloroformie |
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