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chloroform

[ klawr-uh-fawrm, klohr- ]

noun

  1. Also called trichloromethane. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, volatile, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble, pungent, sweet-tasting liquid, CHCl 3 , usually derived from acetone, acetaldehyde, or ethyl alcohol by the reaction of chloride of lime: used chiefly in medicine as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.


verb (used with object)

  1. to administer chloroform to, especially in order to anesthetize, make unconscious, or kill.
  2. to put chloroform on (a cloth, object, etc.).

chloroform

/ 藞办濒蓴藧谤蓹藢蹿蓴藧尘 /

noun

  1. a heavy volatile liquid with a sweet taste and odour, used as a solvent and cleansing agent and in refrigerants: formerly used as an inhalation anaesthetic. Formula: CHCl 3 Systematic nametrichloromethane
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chloroform

  1. A colorless, toxic, sweet-tasting liquid formed by combining methane with chlorine. It is used as a solvent and was once widely used as an anesthetic. Chemical formula: CHCl 3 .
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠丑濒辞顎卹辞路蹿辞谤顎僲颈肠 adjective
  • 辫谤别路肠丑濒辞顎价辞路蹿辞谤尘顎 verb (used with object)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of chloroform1

First recorded in 1830鈥40; chloro- 2 + form(yl)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of chloroform1

C19: from chloro- + form ( yl ) (in an obsolete sense that applied to a CH radical)
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In contrast, when dissolved in chloroform, both the chlorophyll derivatives formed rosette patterns.

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They included several types of phthalates, chemicals used to make plastics flexible; chloroform, a toxic byproduct from disinfecting water with chlorine; and toluene, a hazardous substance found in vehicle exhaust.

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What is the strange chloroform that knocks out their opponents?

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Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically modified pothos plants with a synthetic version of a "green liver" protein found in rabbits, which can process chloroform and benzene.

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Three days before they met in person, his internet searches included "what is chloroform used for" and underfloor storage.

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chlorofluoromethanechloroformyl chloride