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bromoform

bromoform

9.9
A heavy clear liquid with a sweet smell used in labs to dissolve things
  • noun
  • /ˈbroʊmoʊˌfɔrm/
  • Specialized
: bromoformo
  • To create a calibration curve for this test, 1 mL of bromoform and 1 mL of chloroform are added together to 1,000 mL of methanol.

Examples

  • Four of the 10 possible THMs regulated as total THMs are trichloromethane (chloroform), tribromomethane (bromoform), bromodichloromethane, and bromochloromethane.

    Academic text (1994)

  • In the laboratory, bromoform is often used as a solvent for various organic compounds.

  • The researchers found that bromoform effectively dissolved the substances they were testing.

  • During the experiment, they carefully measured 5 mL of bromoform for accurate results.

Synonyms

tribromomethane
vsbromoform
  • Specialized
9.9

A heavy colorless chemical liquid used in lab experiments

is the common lab term highlighting solvent use and sweet odor

Surface Forms

bromoform singular
bromoforms plural

Morphology

bromoform = form (opaque) = bromo + form

Though morphologically analyzable as 'bromo-' + 'form', the chemical naming convention is technical and learners cannot infer the compound meaning from everyday senses of 'form'.

Etymology

Bromoform comes from bromine, a name from a Greek word meaning 'stink' because of the element's strong smell, plus the ending -form, used like in chloroform to name similar chemicals. So, bromoform says this is a 'form' chemical that contains bromine and is like chloroform and iodoform.