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Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
Oswald Chambers

Meaning of "chloroform" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHLOROFORM

From chloro- + form(yl) (in an obsolete sense that applied to a CH radical).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHLOROFORM

chloroform  [ˈklɔːrəˌfɔːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHLOROFORM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chloroform is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHLOROFORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chloroform

Chloroform

Chloroform is an organic compound with formula CHCl3. It is one of the four chloromethanes. The colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid is a trihalomethane, and is considered hazardous. Several million tons are produced annually as a precursor to PTFE and refrigerants, but its use for refrigerants is being phased out.

Definition of chloroform in the English dictionary

The definition of chloroform in the dictionary is a heavy volatile liquid with a sweet taste and odour, used as a solvent and cleansing agent and in refrigerants: formerly used as an inhalation anaesthetic. Formula: CHCl3 Systematic name: trichloromethane.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHLOROFORM


bromoform
ˈbrəʊməˌfɔːm
electroform
ɪˈlɛktrəˌfɔːm
filiform
ˈfɪlɪˌfɔːm
free-form
ˈfriːˌfɔːm
fusiform
ˈfjuːzɪˌfɔːm
glandiform
ˈɡlændɪˌfɔːm
iodoform
aɪˈɒdəˌfɔːm
isoform
ˈaɪsəʊˌfɔːm
landform
ˈlændˌfɔːm
letterform
ˈlɛtəˌfɔːm
microform
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɔːm
nitrochloroform
ˌnaɪtrəʊˈklɔːrəˌfɔːm
nonuniform
ˌnɒnˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm
paraform
ˈpærəˌfɔːm
plexiform
ˈplɛksɪˌfɔːm
salverform
ˈsælvəˌfɔːm
terraform
ˈterəˌfɔːm
thermoform
ˈθɜːməˌfɔːm
uniform
ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm
waveform
ˈweɪvˌfɔːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHLOROFORM

chloroacetic acid
chloroargyrite
chlorobenzene
chlorobromide
chlorocalcite
chlorocruorin
chlorodyne
chlorofluorocarbon
chloroformist
chlorohydrin
chlorometer
chloromethane
chlorometric
chlorometry
Chloromycetin
chlorophyl
chlorophyll
chlorophylloid
chlorophyllous
chlorophytum

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHLOROFORM

application form
art form
booking form
conform
consent form
deform
entry form
form
Fourier transform
free form
inform
methyl chloroform
order form
outperform
perform
platform
reform
school uniform
sixth form
transform

Synonyms and antonyms of chloroform in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chloroform» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHLOROFORM

Find out the translation of chloroform to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chloroform from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chloroform» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

氯仿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cloroformo
570 millions of speakers

English

chloroform
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्लोरोफॉर्म
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكلوروفورم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хлороформ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clorofórmio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লর্যাফর্ম প্রয়োগ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chloroforme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kloroform
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chloroform
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロロホルム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

클로로포름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kloroform
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đánh thuốc mê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குளோரோபார்ம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लोरोफॉर्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kloroform
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cloroformio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chloroform
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хлороформ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cloroform
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χλωροφόρμιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chloroform
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kloroform
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kloroform
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chloroform

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHLOROFORM»

The term «chloroform» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHLOROFORM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chloroform» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chloroform» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chloroform

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2 QUOTES WITH «CHLOROFORM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chloroform.
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Oswald Chambers
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
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Oliver St. John
Politics is the chloroform of the Irish people, or rather the hashish.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHLOROFORM»

Discover the use of chloroform in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chloroform and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chloroform
Chloroform is also the principal by-product of water disinfectant processes. It is estimated that the vast majority of chloroform emissions into the environment are natural in origin.
Peter Watts, G. Long, M. E. Meek, 2004
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Chloroform: A Study After 100 Years
Additional Contributing Authors Include Leroy Sims, E. B. Cohen, R. R. Liebenow And Others.
Ralph Milton Waters, O. S. Orth, F. J. Pohle, 2013
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Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870)
James Young Simpson (1811-1870) attended the University of Edinburgh from the age of only 14, graduating in 1832.
H. Laing Gordon, 2002
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Cholera, Chloroform, and the Science of Medicine : A Life of ...
The product of six years of collaborative research, this fine biography offers new interpretations of a pioneering figure in anesthesiology, epidemiology, medical cartography, and public health.
Peter Vinten-Johansen Associate Professor of History, and in the Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences Howard Brody Professor in the Departments of Family Practice and Philosophy, and Associate Dean for Research Nigel Paneth Professor of Epidemiology and Pediatrics and Human Development, 2003
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Green Wood and Chloroform: A Young English Doctor Comes to ...
Like many general practitioners, Anthony Betts faced few opportunities in the new British National Health Care system of the 1950s. So with little more than the clothes on their backs, Betts, his wife, & two babies set off for the USA.
Anthony Betts, 1998
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Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing
Nowadays aromatic waters are usually prepared from their equivalent concentrated water. The concentrated water is diluted with 39 times its volume of freshly boiled and cooled purified water. Chloroform water Chloroform is an anaesthetic ...
‎2010
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Glycolipids, Phosphoglycolipids and Sulfoglycopids
The hot homogenate is filtered, and the isopropanol extract is concentrated in vacua on a rotary evaporator; the residual crude lipids are taken up in chloroform -methanol (1:1, v/v) and partitioned into chloroform, following the modified ...
Morris Kates, 1990
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The Preparatory Manual of Explosives
Carbon disulfide is miscible with alcohol, ether, benzene, chloroform, and fixed oils. Carbon disulfide is toxic so avoid skin contact, ingestion, and inhalation of the fumes. The liquid is made by roasting powdered charcoal with powdered sulfur ...
Jared Ledgard, 2007
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What a Blessing She Had Chloroform: The Medical and Social ...
This book describes in fascinating detail the history of the use of anesthesia in childbirth and in so doing offers a unique perspective on the interaction between medical science and social values.
Donald Caton, 1999
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Water Chlorination: Chemistry, Environmental Impact and ...
Concentration of chloroform in blood of swimmers before and after a 2-h exposure to chlorinated swimming pool water containing 37.9 ..g/L chloroform. All values were corrected for chloroform contained in the GC/MS internal calibration  ...
Jolley, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHLOROFORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chloroform is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bellacourt sex secrets: Chloroform, deep voices and a fertility dance …
The next step in the Bellacourt mating ritual sees Beatrice treated to a swift dose of chloroform to make sex with husband Albert that bit more ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Danish EPA requests online retailer recalls chloroform-containing …
Trichloromethane (better known as chloroform) affects the central nervous system and can cause discomfort during use of nail glue, says the ... «CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com, Jul 15»
3
Ross to investigate cause of water problem in residents' property
David and Kirsten Ennis told commissioners Monday that water contaminated with E. coli and chloroform is gushing out of the ground on their ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Scaffolding of a bacterial genome using MinION nanopore sequencing
Genomic DNA from two strains of Francisella, FSC996 and FSC1006, were extracted using a previously described phenol/chloroform method. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
Streetfighting girls move from Coulon to Garden Avenue | POLICE …
WOMAN THREATENED WITH CHLOROFORM: A 19-year-old Auburn woman was robbed of $20 June 4 by four men who threatened to ... «Renton Reporter, Jul 15»
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State of water pipelines a health risk
... called trihalomethanes like chloroform, which are carcinogens (cancer-causing agents). The United States Environmental Protection Agency ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Officials issue water quality advisory heading into holiday weekend
The fecal chloroform counts are over 2,000 parts per million so it's relatively high,” Rapenchuk said. Young children, some older adults and ... «WLWT Cincinnati, Jul 15»
8
Scandal on the Tour de France
... described his winning regimen to a journalist the following year: “Cocaine to go in our eyes, chloroform for our gums, and do you want to see ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
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Evaluation of phytochemical content, antimicrobial, cytotoxic and …
Crude extract was further fractioned on the basis of increasing polarity, with n-hexane (HRR), chloroform (CRR), ethyl acetate (ERR), n-butanol ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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'Hannibal' Recap: The Game is On
And because of course Hannibal knew he would do that, Hannibal comes up behind him with a cloth covered in what I assume is chloroform on ... «BuddyTV, Jul 15»

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