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Iodoform

I-od′o-form

,
Noun.
[
Iodo-
+
formyl.
See
Formyl
, and cf.
Chloroform
.]
(Chem.)
A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance,
CI3H
, having an offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It is used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and sores.

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iodoform

iodoform

English

Noun

iodoform (usually uncountable, plural iodoforms)

  1. (chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic

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