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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