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Iodoform
I-od′o-form
,Noun.
(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. Definition 2024
iodoform
iodoform
English
Noun
iodoform (usually uncountable, plural iodoforms)
- (chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic
Derived terms
- chloriodoform
- iodoformise, iodoformize
- iodoformism
Translations
chemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3
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