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Meaning of Chloroform | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈklɒɹə(ʊ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)m

Definitions

A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.

uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans chloroform
Català cloroform
Čeština chloroform
Dansk kloroform
Deutsch Chloroform
Ελληνικά χλωροφόρμιο
Esperanto kloroformo
Euskara kloroformo
Suomi kloroformi
Galego cloroformo
Magyar kloroform
Íslenska klóróform
日本語 クロロホルム
한국어 클로로포름
Nederlands chloroform
Português clorofórmio
Română cloroform
Русский хлороформ
Svenska kloroform
Tagalog kloropormo
Türkçe kloroform

Examples

“Some assume that chloroform is a gas because it was given by inhalation.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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