bromoform
[ broh-muh-fawrm ]
/ ˈbroʊ məˌfɔrm /
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, heavy liquid, CHBr3, used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
Origin of bromoform
First recorded in 1870–75;
bromo- +
(chloro)form
Words nearby bromoform
bromo-,
bromoacetone,
bromochloromethane,
bromocriptine,
bromoderma,
bromoform,
bromoil,
bromoil process,
bromomethane,
bromosexual,
bromouracil
British Dictionary definitions for bromoform
bromoform
/ (ˈbrəʊməˌfɔːm) /
noun
a heavy colourless liquid substance with a sweetish taste and an odour resembling that of chloroform. Formula: CHBr 3
Systematic name: tribromomethane