Noun
- 1. chloroform, trichloromethane, haloform, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic
- usage: a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic"
Verb
- 1. chloroform, anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out
- usage: anesthetize with chloroform; "Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them"
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