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TRICHLOROMETHANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trichloromethane mean?
• TRICHLOROMETHANE (noun)
The noun TRICHLOROMETHANE has 1 sense:
1. a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
Familiarity information: TRICHLOROMETHANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("trichloromethane" 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)
Context examples
A colorless, volatile, liquid derivative of trichloromethane with an ether-like odor.
(Chloroform, NCI Thesaurus)
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