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Chloroform

/ˈklɔːɹə(ʊ)̩fɔː(ɹ)m/

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

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noun
  1. 1

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

verb
  1. 1

    To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.

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