■ noun a volatile sweet-smelling liquid used as a solvent and formerly as a general anaesthetic. [CHCl 3 .]
■ verb make unconscious with ~.
Origin
C19: from chloro- + form- from formic acid .
■ noun a volatile sweet-smelling liquid used as a solvent and formerly as a general anaesthetic. [CHCl 3 .]
■ verb make unconscious with ~.
Origin
C19: from chloro- + form- from formic acid .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004