trichloromethane

[ trahy-klawr-oh-meth-eyn, -klohr- ]
/ traɪˌklɔr oʊˈmɛθ eɪn, -ˌkloʊr- /

noun Chemistry.

chloroform(def 1).

Origin of trichloromethane

First recorded in 1910–15; tri- + chloro-2 + methane

Words nearby trichloromethane

trichloroacetaldehyde, trichloroacetic acid, trichloroethane, trichloroethylene, trichlorofluoromethane, trichloromethane, trichloromethyl chloroformate, trichloronitromethane, trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, tricho-, trichobezoar

Medical definitions for trichloromethane

trichloromethane
[ trī-klôr′ō-mĕth′ān′ ]

n.

Chloroform.