Chloroform
WordNet
noun
(1) A volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
"Chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic"
verb
(2) Anesthetize with chloroform
"Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
Noun
- chloroform (chemical compound with formula CHCl3)