chloroform
noun/ˈklɒrəfɔːm/
/ˈklɔːrəfɔːrm/
[uncountable] (symbol CHCl3)
- a clear liquid used in the past in medicine, etc. to make people unconscious, for example before an operationWord Originmid 19th cent.: from chloro- (representing chlorine) + form- from formic acid.
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