Definition of chloroform

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Definition of chloroform

  • a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic (noun)

    Examples

    1. chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic

    Synonyms

    1. trichloromethane
  • anesthetize with chloroform (verb)

    Examples

    1. Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them

See definition of chloroform in Merriam Webster