- trichloromethane
- nouna volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic-
chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic
• Syn: ↑chloroform• Derivationally related forms: ↑chloroform (for: ↑chloroform)• Hypernyms: ↑haloform, ↑inhalation anesthetic, ↑inhalation anaesthetic, ↑inhalation general anesthetic, ↑inhalation general anaesthetic* * *
\(|)trī|klōr(ˌ)ō, -ȯ(ˌ)rō+\ nounEtymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trichlor- + methane* * *
/truy klawr'oh meth"ayn, -klohr'-/, n. Chem.chloroform (def. 1).[1910-15; TRI- + CHLORO-2 + METHANE]* * *
trichloromēˈthane nounChloroform• • •Main Entry: ↑trichloro-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.