iodoform

American  

[ahy-oh-duh-fawrm, ahy-od-uh-] / aɪˈoʊ dəˌfɔrm, aɪˈɒd ə- /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a yellowish, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, CHI 3 , analogous to chloroform, and having a penetrating odor: used chiefly as an antiseptic.

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iodoform British  

/ aɪˈɒdəˌfɔːm /

noun

1. Systematic name: triiodomethane. a yellow crystalline insoluble volatile solid with a penetrating sweet odour made by heating alcohol with iodine and an alkali: used as an antiseptic. Formula: CHI 3

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Etymology

Origin of iodoform

First recorded in 1830–40; iodo- + -form

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Example Sentences

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iodoform

Silver iodide is useful in the seeding of clouds to induce rain; it was important in the production of photographic film and iodoform, CHI3, is an antiseptic.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

In a wickedly dirty hall smelling of beer slops and iodoform, two men, their seconds, the doctors and judge stood on a sawdust-covered dais.

From Time Magazine Archive

The confined space which had been turned into a sick-bay reeked with chloroform and iodoform.

From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

The leg was then enveloped in sterilized dressing, a liberal use of iodoform gauze being the essential part.

From Mortmain by Arthur Cheny Train

The sight of an intensely black back, with a huge wound of a glowing red, upon which fell a rain of brilliant yellow iodoform, held Bertram’s spell-bound gaze, while it made him feel exceedingly sick. 

From Cupid in Africa by P. C. Wren

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