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chloroform
chlo·ro·form [ klawr-uh-fawrm, klohr- ]
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A colorless, volatile, liquid derivative of trichloromethane with an ether-like odor. Formerly used as an inhaled anesthetic during surgery, the primary use of chloroform today is in industry, where it is used as a solvent and in the production of the refrigerant freon. Acute chloroform toxicity results in impaired liver function, cardiac arrhythmia, nausea and central nervous system dysfunction. As a byproduct of water chlorination, chloroform may be present in small amounts in chlorinated water. (NCI04)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A commonly used laboratory solvent. It was previously used as an anesthetic, but was banned from use in the U.S. due to its suspected carcinogenicity.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Commonly used laboratory solvent formerly used as an anesthetic, possible carcinogen.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Chloroform (CHCl3), nonflammable, clear, colourless liquid that is denser than water and has a pleasant etherlike odour. It was first prepared in 1831. The Scottish physician Sir James Simpson of the University of Edinburgh was the first to use it as an anesthetic in 1847. It later captured public...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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