chloroform
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++chlor·o·form /ˈklɒrəfɔːm, ˈklɔː- $ ˈklɔːrəfɔːrm/ noun [uncountable] a liquid that makes you become unconscious if you breathe it 氯仿，三氯甲烷 —chloroform verb [transitive]
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chloroform• A number of quick-drying cements are available: probably the most efficient is Alvar 1570 in chloroform.• Tissue was processed in chloroform, wax embedded, and 4 µm sections were cut.• Before that you choked and struggled into a sudden darkness of chloroform, then woke to pain that no ice-cream could mediate.• Here, an allergy to chloroform was successfully treated using a homoeopathic preparation of chloroform.Origin chloroform (1800-1900) French chloroforme, from Greek chloro- ( → CHLOROFLUOROCARBON) + French formyle “chemical group that contains formic acid”chlor·o·form nounChineseSyllable
liquid that become makes a you Corpus unconscious
chloroform
chlor‧o‧form /ˈklɒrəfɔːm, ˈklɔː- $ ˈklɔːrəfɔːrm/
noun [uncountable]
—chloroform verb [transitive]
chlor‧o‧form /ˈklɒrəfɔːm, ˈklɔː- $ ˈklɔːrəfɔːrm/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: chloroforme, from Greek chloro- ( ⇨ chlorofluorocarbon) + French formyle 'chemical group that contains formic acid'
a liquid that makes you become unconscious if you breathe itLanguage: French
Origin: chloroforme, from Greek chloro- ( ⇨ chlorofluorocarbon) + French formyle 'chemical group that contains formic acid'
—chloroform verb [transitive]