Where does “chloroform” come from?
Chloroform comes from French chloroforme, a 19th-century coinage combining elements denoting chlorine and form or substance.
chloroform (English): A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane,...
Definitions
- A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane,...
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