Also called trichloromethane. Chemistry, Pharmacology . a colorless, volatile, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble, pungent, sweet-tasting liquid, CHCl 3 , usually derived from acetone, acetaldehyde, or ethyl alcohol by the reaction of chloride of lime

used chiefly in medicine as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.

to administer chloroform to, esp. in order to anesthetize, make unconscious, or kill.

to put chloroform on (a cloth, object, etc.).

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anesthetic , kill , poison , solvent , toxic