chloroformnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈklɒr.ə.fɔːm/us/ˈklɔːr.ə.fɔːrm/a clear liquid with a sweet smell that makes you unconscious if you breathe it in
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Examples from literature
- First, wet with a linen cloth dipped in chloroform.
- Formerly we were obliged either to administer chloroform or ether, or subject our patients to a great deal of suffering.
- He took a small bottle of chloroform out of his pocket, and putting a drop on a handkerchief held it near the child's face, till the drug soothed the convulsive struggle.
- It was chloroform he wanted to dull the pain that dressing his severed nerves entailed.
- When the breathing appears difficult, cease the application of the chloroform.
Examples from literature
- First, wet with a linen cloth dipped in chloroform.
- Formerly we were obliged either to administer chloroform or ether, or subject our patients to a great deal of suffering.
- He took a small bottle of chloroform out of his pocket, and putting a drop on a handkerchief held it near the child's face, till the drug soothed the convulsive struggle.
- It was chloroform he wanted to dull the pain that dressing his severed nerves entailed.
- When the breathing appears difficult, cease the application of the chloroform.
chloroformverb [ T ]
uk/ˈklɒr.ə.fɔːm/us/ˈklɔːr.ə.fɔːrm/to make someone unconscious using chlorofom:
They were chloroformed and robbed in their villa.