CHLOROFORM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chloroform mean? 

• CHLOROFORM (noun)
  The noun CHLOROFORM has 1 sense:

1. a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic

  Familiarity information: CHLOROFORM used as a noun is very rare.

• CHLOROFORM (verb)
  The verb CHLOROFORM has 1 sense:

1. anesthetize with chloroform

  Familiarity information: CHLOROFORM used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHLOROFORM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chloroform; trichloromethane

Context example:

chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic

Hypernyms ("chloroform" is a kind of...):

inhalation anaesthetic; inhalation anesthetic; inhalation general anaesthetic; inhalation general anesthetic (a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled)

haloform (compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom)

Derivation:

chloroform (anesthetize with chloroform)

• CHLOROFORM (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they chloroform    ... he / she / it chloroforms   
Past simple: chloroformed   
Past participle: chloroformed   
-ing form: chloroforming   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anesthetize with chloroform

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them

Hypernyms (to "chloroform" is one way to...):

anaesthetise; anaesthetize; anesthetise; anesthetize; put out; put under (administer an anesthetic drug to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

chloroform (a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic)

 Context examples 

In vivo, ether acts similarly to alcohol and chloroform, but its stimulant action on the heart is much more marked.

(Ether, NCI Thesaurus)

What with actual suffocation, and what with the poisonous fumes of the chloroform, the Lady Frances seemed to have passed the last point of recall.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The processed sample is subjected to phenol/chloroform extraction and the DNA in the aqueous phase is analyzed using next-generation sequencing techniques.

(FAIRE-Seq, NCI Thesaurus)

Formerly used as an inhaled anesthetic during surgery, the primary use of chloroform today is in industry, where it is used as a solvent and in the production of the refrigerant freon.

(Chloroform, NCI Thesaurus)

In our bodies, 2E1 turns benzene into a chemical called phenol and chloroform into carbon dioxide and chloride ions.

(Common Houseplant with Genetic Modification Can Remove Polluted Air, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A synthetic, white crystalline solid that is practically insoluble in water and soluble in ether, chloroform, carbon disulfide, benzene, alcohol and acetone.

(Paradichlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)

A pale-yellow to red fatty oil; soluble in ether, chloroform, and carbon disulfide; taste and aroma are similar to almond oil; the oil is expressed from blanched seeds of peaches or apricots; used as a flavoring, in medicine, and as a nutrient similar to olive and almond oils.

(Persic Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Might I trouble you to open the window, for chloroform vapour does not help the palate.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The insides of our homes can contain small molecules like chloroform or benzene a component of gasoline through simple actions like showering, boiling water, or storing cars on lawnmowers in attached garages.

(Common Houseplant with Genetic Modification Can Remove Polluted Air, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Acute chloroform toxicity results in impaired liver function, cardiac arrhythmia, nausea and central nervous system dysfunction.

(Chloroform, NCI Thesaurus)