English to English
noun
- a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
Chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic.
source: WordNet 3.0
- A colorless volatile liquid, CHCl3, having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of wax, resin, etc., and is extensively used to produce anæsthesia in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- anesthetize with chloroform
Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To treat with chloroform, or to place under its influence.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [klóroform] Kloroformo; [isang gamot na pangpatulog]
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
