I. ˈklȯr-ə-ˌfȯrm noun
Etymology: French chloroforme, from chlor- + formyle formyl; from its having been regarded as a trichloride of this group
Date: 1838
: a colorless volatile heavy toxic liquid CHCl 3 with an ether odor used especially as a solvent
II. transitive verb
Date: 1848
: to treat with or as if with chloroform especially so as to produce anesthesia, insensibility, or death