chlor‧o‧form /ˈklɒrəfɔːm, ˈklɔː- $ ˈklɔːrəfɔːrm/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: French;
Origin: chloroforme, from Greek chloro- ( ⇒ chlorofluorocarbon) + French formyle 'chemical group that contains formic acid']
a liquid that makes you become unconscious if you breathe it
—chloroform verb [transitive] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲