Chloroform

Updated: March 3rd, 2010 |

Chloroform: Also called trichloromethane.  A colorless, volatile, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble, pungent, sweet-tasting liquid, CHCl₃, usually derived from acetone, acetaldehyde, or ethyl alcohol by the reaction of chloride of lime: used chiefly in medicine as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.