chloroform
English
/ˈklɔːɹə(ʊ)̩fɔː(ɹ)m/
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
Etymology
Borrowed from French chloroforme.
Origin
French
chloroforme
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chloroformer English
- chloroformism English
- chloroformist English
- deuterochloroform English
- methyl English
- methylchloroform English
- nitrochloroform English
- chloroforme French
- chloroformique French
- хлорофо́рм Russian
- klóróform Icelandic
- 哥羅芳 Chinese
- 클로로포름 Korean