CHLOROFORM


Meaning of CHLOROFORM in English

■ 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 .

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