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

Example Sentences

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

By the time I dress up that face for eczema your own father wouldn’t know it, and a good sousing with iodoform will keep the passengers from getting too curious.”

From The Bail Jumper by Stead, Robert J. C.

Afterwards he opened the windows to freshen the air which was saturated with iodoform.

From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

This is usually done by the physician, as is, also, the insufflation of iodoform.

From Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis : read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium by Various