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Uncommonchloroform
The correct spelling is chloroform.
How to pronounce chloroform
noun
IPA: /ˈklɔːɹə(ʊ)̩fɔː(ɹ)m/
Say it like: Chl-oro-for-m
The correct spelling is chloroform. A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
verb
- 1.To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
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