chloroform
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See also: Chloroform
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French chloroforme, portmanteau of terchloride (tertiary chloride, trichloride) and formyle (CH, an obsolete radical of formic acid) by Jean-Baptiste Dumas, from 1834. By surface analysis, chloro- + -form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɒɹə(ʊ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)m/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: chlo‧ro‧form
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m
Noun
chloroform (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
- Some assume that chloroform is a gas because it was given by inhalation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
(chemistry) an anesthetic
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Verb
chloroform (third-person singular simple present chloroforms, present participle chloroforming, simple past and past participle chloroformed)
- To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform
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Afrikaans
Noun
chloroform (uncountable)
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
chloroform m inan
Declension
Declension of chloroform (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chloroform | chloroformy |
| genitive | chloroformu | chloroformů |
| dative | chloroformu | chloroformům |
| accusative | chloroform | chloroformy |
| vocative | chloroforme | chloroformy |
| locative | chloroformu | chloroformech |
| instrumental | chloroformem | chloroformy |
References
- “chloroform”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “chloroform”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “chloroform”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz (in Czech), 1995
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: chlo‧ro‧form
Noun
chloroform m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “chloroform” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English chloroform, French chloroforme, German Chloroform.
Pronunciation
Noun
chloroform m inan (related adjective chloroformowy)
Declension
Declension of chloroform
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | chloroform |
| genitive | chloroformu |
| dative | chloroformowi |
| accusative | chloroform |
| instrumental | chloroformem |
| locative | chloroformie |
| vocative | chloroformie |
Derived terms
verb
- chloroformować impf
Further reading
- chloroform in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- chloroform in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scots
Noun
chloroform (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) chloroform
- 1935, Joe Corrie, chapter 7, in The Income:
- Afore I kent where I was I got a smeek o' chloroform.
- Before I knew where I was I got a puff of chloroform.
Slovak
Pronunciation
Noun
chloroform m inan (relational adjective chloroformový)
- (organic chemistry) chloroform
- Synonym: trichlórmetán
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chloroform | chloroformy |
| genitive | chloroformu | chloroformov |
| dative | chloroformu | chloroformom |
| accusative | chloroform | chloroformy |
| locative | chloroforme | chloroformoch |
| instrumental | chloroformom | chloroformami |
Further reading
- “chloroform”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025