'Chloroform' definitions:
Definition of 'chloroform'
(from WordNet)
noun
A volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic" [syn: chloroform, trichloromethane]
verb
Anesthetize with chloroform; "Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them"
Definition of 'Chloroform'
From: GCIDE
- Chloroform \Chlo"ro*form\, n. [Chlorine + formyl, it having been regarded as a trichloride of this radical: cf. F. chloroforme, G. chloroform.] (Chem.) A colorless volatile liquid, CHCl3, having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of wax, resin, etc., and is extensively used to produce an[ae]sthesia in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Chloroform'
From: GCIDE
- Chloroform \Chlo"ro*form\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chloroformed; p. pr. & vb. n. Chloroforming.] To treat with chloroform, or to place under its influence. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'chloroform'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anesthetize,
- annihilate,
- bedaze,
- benumb,
- bereave of life,
- besot,
- blunt,
- carry away,
- carry off,
- cocaine,
- coldcock,
- cut down,
- cut off,
- deaden,
- deprive of life,
- desensitize,
- destroy,
- dispatch,
- dispose of,
- do away with,
- do for,
- do to death,
- dope,
- drug,
- dull,
- end,
- ether,
- etherize,
- ethyl chloride,
- ethylene,
- execute,
- exterminate,
- finish,
- finish off,
- freeze,
- gas,
- immolate,
- kayo,
- kill,
- knock out,
- knock senseless,
- knock stiff,
- knock unconscious,
- KO,
- launch into eternity,
- lay out,
- liquidate,
- lynch,
- make away with,
- martyr,
- martyrize,
- menthol,
- narcotize,
- nitrous oxide,
- numb,
- obtund,
- palsy,
- paralyze,
- Pentothal,
- poison,
- purge,
- put away,
- put down,
- put to death,
- put to sleep,
- remove from life,
- sacrifice,
- slay,
- starve,
- stun,
- stupefy,
- take life,
- take off