chloroform
noun
1. a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
- chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic
Similar word(s): trichloromethane
Definition categories: man–made, haloform
verb
1. anesthetize with chloroform
- Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them
Definition categories: body, anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize