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TRICHLOROMETHANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
Example:
chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic
Synonyms:
chloroform; trichloromethane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trichloromethane" is a kind of...):
inhalation anaesthetic; inhalation anesthetic; inhalation general anaesthetic; inhalation general anesthetic (a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled)
haloform (compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom)
