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A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, CI3H, having an offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It is used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and sores.

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  1. n. A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, CI3H, having an offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It is used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and sores.
  2. n. sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3
  3. n. a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing
  4. A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, CI3H, having an offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It is used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and sores.
  5. A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, CI3H, having anoffensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It isused in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds andsores.
  6. n. sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3 n. a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing