1. a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; - Example: "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic" [syn: chloroform, trichloromethane]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
trichloromethane
n 1: a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an
anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation
anesthetic" [syn: chloroform, trichloromethane]