iodoform

English

Etymology

iodo- +‎ -form

Noun

iodoform (usually uncountable, plural iodoforms)

(chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI₃; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic

Derived terms

chloriodoform
iodoformise, iodoformize
iodoformism

Translations

chemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI₃

Esperanto: jodoformo
Hungarian: jodoform

Irish: iadaform m, trí-iadaimeatán m
Italian: iodoformio (it) m

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