chloroform
IPA: kɫˈɔrʌfɔrm
noun
- (organic chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
verb
- To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
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Examples of "chloroform" in Sentences
- And similarly, we recognize quite simply bromine in chloroform.
- PADILLA: Well, I didn ` t say that the chloroform was her search.
- Butenandt started with male urine, or alternatively its chloroform extract - approximately 0.8 per thousand dissolved in chloroform.
- These days many claim to remove contaminants like lead and chloroform, which is a surrogate for pesticides and other harmful organic compounds.
- In it, Bradley said the prosecution's claim that Anthony had conducted extensive searches for the word "chloroform" had been based on inaccurate data.
- And really, these are not optimal specimens for looking for chloroform, which is a volatile substance, meaning that it quickly dissipates into the air.
- According to Mr. Bradley, chief software developer of CacheBack, used by the police to verify the computer searches, the term "chloroform" was searched once through Google.
- But I have never heard the word chloroform except on the television, but you ` re jumping to the conclusion that it was her that had the chloroform and that it was her that ...
- He said that Lucy had had a son two hours ago; he had been ringing up relatives ever since; she was perfectly well; the first thing she had asked for when she came round from the chloroform was a cigarette.
- The chloroform, which is now free from alcohol and contains all the fusel oil, is treated with a solution of 5 grammes of potassium bichromate in 30 grammes of water and 2 grammes of sulphuric acid, and then heated in a closed flask for six hours on a water bath at 85°.
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