chloroform
n : a colorless volatile heavy toxic liquid CHCl3 with an ether odor that is used esp. as a solvent or as a veterinary anesthetic - called also trichloromethane , vt : to treat with chloroform esp. so as to produce anesthesia or death .
Similar sounding terms: chol·er·i·form
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