noun

1. A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.

Synonyms: Guthrie's sweet whiskey, sweet whiskey, chloric ether, trichloromethane

verb

1. To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.