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chloroform
noun
verb
a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
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noun
a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
“chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic”
verb
anesthetize with chloroform
“Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them”
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chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic
Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them