A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
Some assume that chloroform is a gas because it was given by inhalation.
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To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
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noun — a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3)
trichloromethane
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Some assume that chloroform is a gas because it was given by inhalation.
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Sami knew how to make chloroform.
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Hey, my friend and I are trying to settle a bet. Does this smell like chloroform?