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bromoform
[ broh-muh-fawrm ]
/ ˈbroʊ məˌfɔrm /
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noun Chemistry.
a colorless, heavy liquid, CHBr3, used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
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Origin of bromoform
First recorded in 1870–75; bromo- + (chloro)form
Words nearby bromoform
Bromley, bromo-, bromoacetone, bromochloromethane, bromocriptine, bromoform, bromoil, bromoil process, bromomethane, bromosexual, bromouracil
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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 3Systematic name: tribromomethane
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