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chloroform in Russian

chloroform in Russian is хлорофо́рм, хлороформ — chloroform means a sweet-smelling, colourless liquid chemical once used as an anaesthetic and still used today as an industrial solvent.

chloroform in Russian

хлорофо́рм
noun
Pronounced: khloroform
(organic compound) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
хлороформ
noun
Pronounced: khloroform
(organic compound) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.

What does "chloroform" mean?

  1. noun A sweet-smelling, colourless liquid chemical once used as an anaesthetic and still used today as an industrial solvent.
    "Chloroform was commonly used to put patients under before modern anaesthetics were developed."
  2. verb To knock someone unconscious using chloroform.
    "In the old film, the villain chloroforms his victim with a soaked cloth."
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chloroform in a sentence

  • Chloroform was commonly used to put patients under before modern anaesthetics were developed.
  • In the old film, the villain chloroforms his victim with a soaked cloth.

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What is "chloroform" in Russian?

"chloroform" in Russian is хлорофо́рм, хлороформ. chloroform means: A sweet-smelling, colourless liquid chemical once used as an anaesthetic and still used today as an industrial solvent.

How do you pronounce хлорофо́рм?

"chloroform" in Russian is хлорофо́рм, pronounced "khloroform".

How do you use "chloroform" in a sentence?

Example: "Chloroform was commonly used to put patients under before modern anaesthetics were developed." In Russian, "chloroform" is хлорофо́рм, хлороформ.

Are there other ways to say "chloroform" in Russian?

Yes — Russian has 2 translations listed for "chloroform": хлорофо́рм, хлороформ.

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