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kloroform — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chloroform noun A sweet-smelling, colourless liquid chemical once used as an anaesthetic and still used today as an industrial solvent.

Senses

kloroform is used for these senses in English:

  • chloroform (organic compound) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.

chloroform — full definition

  1. noun A sweet-smelling, colourless liquid chemical once used as an anaesthetic and still used today as an industrial solvent.
  2. verb To knock someone unconscious using chloroform.