 chloroform |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (pharmacology,surgery) anesthetize with chloroform | |
| Examples: | "Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them" |
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| Related terms: | anesthetize | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry,medicine,pharmacology,surgery) a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic | |
| Synonyms: | trichloromethane | |
| Examples: | "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic" |
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| Related terms: | haloform inhalation_anesthetic | |
| Similar spelling: |
chlorpyrifos chloropicrin chlorophyl Chlorophis |
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