# chloroform

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklɒɹə(ʊ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)m/ · frequency rank #37,379

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

## Etymology
Borrowed from French chloroforme, portmanteau of terchloride (tertiary chloride, trichloride) and formyle (CH, an obsolete radical of formic acid) by Jean-Baptiste Dumas, from 1834. By surface analysis, chloro- + -form.

## Common misspellings (16)
`cchloroform`, `chhloroform`, `chlloroform`, `chloorform`, `chlorfoorm`, `chlorofform`, `chlorofomr`, `chloroformm`, `chloroforrm`, `chlorofrom`, `chloroofrm`, `chlorroform`, `chlrooform`, `cholroform`, `clhoroform`, `hcloroform`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chloroform