trichloromethane
8.1
A liquid chemical also called chloroform, once used to make people sleep during surgery
- noun
- /ˌtraɪˌklɔːrəˈmɛθeɪn/
- Specialized
:
tricloroetano
- Four of the 10 possible THMs regulated as total THMs are trichloromethane (chloroform), tribromomethane (bromoform), bromodichloromethane, and bromochloromethane.
Examples
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In the laboratory, trichloromethane serves as a solvent for extracting organic compounds from mixtures.
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Researchers are studying the effects of trichloromethane on the environment due to its potential toxicity.
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Trichloromethane, commonly known as trichloromethane, was once widely used as an anesthetic in surgeries.
Synonyms
32
7.9
A colorless liquid once used to make people sleep during operations
is the systematic chemical name for the same compound
How Toxic
trichloroethane
1
9.9
- Specialized
1
9.9
carbon tetrachloride
- Archaic
trichloromethane
- Specialized
hexane
1
8.5
- Specialized
1
8.5
ethanol
66
4.1
- Specialized
66
4.1
Surface Forms
trichloromethane singular
trichloromethanes plural
Morphology
Etymology
Trichloromethane breaks into three parts: tri- 'three', chloro- 'chlorine' as in chlorine, and methane 'a simple gas', so the name means a methane molecule with three chlorine atoms. That's why trichloromethane is the chemical also called chloroform, which was once used as an anesthetic but is now known to be toxic.