CHLOROFORM


Meaning of CHLOROFORM in English

/ ˈklɒrəfɔːm; NAmE ˈklɔːrəfɔːrm/ noun

[ U ] ( symb CHCl 3 ) a clear liquid used in the past in medicine, etc. to make people unconscious, for example before an operation

••

WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from chloro- (representing chlorine ) + form- from formic acid .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.