trichloromethane
a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic - chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic • Syn: chloroform • Derivationally related forms: chloroform (for: chloroform) • Hypernyms: haloform, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic
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