Examples of chloroform in a Sentence
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Word History
Noun
French chloroforme, from chlor- + formyle formyl; from its having been regarded as a trichloride of this group
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“Chloroform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chloroform. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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chloroform
1 of 2 nounchloroform
2 of 2 verbMedical Definition
chloroform
1 of 2 nouncalled also trichloromethane
chloroform
2 of 2 transitive verbMore from Merriam-Webster on chloroform
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