bromoform

[broh-muh-fawrm]

noun

Chemistry.

1. a colorless, heavy liquid, CHBr 3 , used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis.

bromoform

/ ˈbrəʊməˌfɔːm /

noun

1. Systematic name: tribromomethane. a heavy colourless liquid substance with a sweetish taste and an odour resembling that of chloroform. Formula: CHBr 3

Word History and Origins

Origin of bromoform¹

First recorded in 1870–75; bromo- + (chloro)form

Example Sentences

When the blurry red seaweed is freeze-dried, powdered and sprinkled as a garnish on a cow’s meal, bromoform blocks carbon and hydrogen atoms from forming methane in the stomach.

From Seattle Times

It is imperative that the bromine used should be pure, as crude bromine frequently contains bromoform.

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Heated with bromine water to 120°C. it decomposes into bromoform, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and pyridine.

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Asparagopsis and other types of seaweed have specialized gland cells that make and store bromoform, an organic compound.

From Seattle Times

The mixture is then heated on the water bath under a reflux condenser until the bromoform is completely decomposed.

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