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Chloroform - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Chloroform : (noun)
1: a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an
anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation
anesthetic" [syn: trichloromethane]
(verb)
1: anesthetize with chloroform; "Doctors used to put people
under by chloroforming them"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Chloroform : \Chlo"ro*form\, n. [Chlorine _ formyl, it having been
regarded as a trichloride of this radical: cf. F.
chloroforme, G. chloroform.] (Chem.)
A colorless volatile liquid, CHCl3, having an ethereal odor
and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with
chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of wax,
resin, etc., and is extensively used to produce an[ae]sthesia
in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Chloroform : \Chlo"ro*form\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chloroformed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Chloroforming.]
To treat with chloroform, or to place under its influence.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Chloroform : Chloroform: A clear volatile liquid with a strong smell like ether, chloroform was once administered by inhalation to produce anesthesia and given as an analgesic (to relieve pain) and a
remedy for cough. It is quite toxic to the kidney and the liver.
Sir James Young Simpson, a prominent obstetrician and a professor of medicine and midwifery in Edinburgh (Scotland), introduced chloroform as an anesthetic agent for childbirth in 1847. Chloroform
came to be widely used for other procedures but its dangerous side effects have relegated it to the annals of medical history.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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