From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchloroformchlor‧o‧form /ˈklɒrəfɔːm, ˈklɔː- $ ˈklɔːrəfɔːrm/ noun [uncountable] a liquid that makes you become unconscious if you breathe it —chloroform verb [transitive]
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chloroform• A number of quick-drying cements are available: probably the most efficient is Alvar 1570 in chloroform.• Tissue was processed in chloroform, wax embedded, and 4 µm sections were cut.• Before that you choked and struggled into a sudden darkness of chloroform, then woke to pain that no ice-cream could mediate.• Here, an allergy to chloroform was successfully treated using a homoeopathic preparation of chloroform.Origin chloroform (1800-1900) French chloroforme, from Greek chloro- ( → CHLOROFLUOROCARBON) + French formyle “chemical group that contains formic acid” 