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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chloroform/ˈklɒrəfɔːm/

▶noun a volatile sweet-smelling liquid used as a solvent and formerly as a general anaesthetic. [CHCl₃.] ▶verb make unconscious with chloroform.

– origin C19: from chloro- + form- from formic acid.

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