haloform

English

Etymology

From halo- +‎ -form.

Noun

haloform (plural haloforms)

  1. (chemistry) Any trihalomethane with all halogens the same, CHX3.
    Hypernyms: trihalomethane < substance, compound, material
    Hyponyms: fluoroform (CHF₃), chloroform (CHCl₃), bromoform (CHBr₃), iodoform (CHI₃)

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