Chloroform

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.

Equivalents

Españolcloroformizar cloroformo

Françaischloroforme chloroformer

DeutschChloroform

28 more languages

Afrikaanschloroform

العربيةالكلوروفورم كلوروفورم

Bosanskikloroform клороформ

Catalàcloroform

Češtinachloroform

Ελληνικάχλωροφόρμιο

Esperantokloroformo

Euskarakloroformo

Suomikloroformi

Galegocloroformo

Hrvatskikloroform клороформ

Magyarkloroform

Íslenskaklóróform

Italianocloroformio cloroformizzare

日本語クロロホルム

한국어클로로포름

Latinachloroformum

Nederlandschloroform

Polskichloroform chloroformować

Portuguêsclorofórmio

Românăcloroform

Русскийхлороформ

Српскиkloroform клороформ

Svenskakloroform

ไทยคลอโรฟอร์ม

Tagalogkloropormo

Türkçekloroform

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

chloroformate chloroformer chloroformic acid chloroformism chloroformist chloroformization

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