iodoform

iodoform

English

Etymology

iodo- +‎ -form

Noun

iodoform (usually uncountable, plural iodoforms)

1. (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

Esperanto: jodoformo Hungarian: jodoform

Irish: iadaform m, trí-iadaimeatán m Italian: iodoformio (it) m