IODOFORM


Meaning of IODOFORM in English

/uy oh"deuh fawrm', uy od"euh-/ , n. Chem.

a yellowish, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, CHI 3 , analogous to chloroform, and having a penetrating odor: used chiefly as an antiseptic. Also called triiodomethane .

[ 1830-40; IODO- + -FORM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .