chloroform
/ klɔːrəfɔːrm /

imenicahemija

Množina reči chloroform je chloroforms.

Sinonimi:
trichloromethane

Sinonimi:
trichloromethane

ETYM Chlorine + formyl, it having been regarded as a trichloride of this radical: cf. French chloroforme, German chloroform.
A volatile liquid CHCl3; formerly used as an anesthetic; SYN. trichloromethane.
(technical name trichloromethane) CHCl3 clear, colorless, toxic, carcinogenic liquid with a characteristic pungent, sickly sweet smell and taste, formerly used as an anesthetic (now superseded by less harmful substances).
It is used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic chemical compounds.