What is another word for chloroform?

Pronunciation: [klˌɔːɹə͡ʊfˈɔːm] (IPA)

Chloroform is a colorless and sweet-scented liquid chemical compound scientifically known as trichloromethane. It is commonly used as an anesthetic and a sedative in medical procedures and surgeries. However, it has been phased out in recent years due to its potential carcinogenic effects on the liver and kidneys. There are several synonyms for the word "chloroform" including, tri, meth, knockout drops, sweet dreams, and chloro. These terms are often used in literature and pop culture as well, to describe a sedative or an unconscious state. It is important to note that the use of chloroform without medical supervision can be dangerous and even deadly.

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Usage examples for Chloroform

With almost all my medical brethren here I use chloroform in all cases.
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond
"A little chloroform goes a long way even with a constitution like mine," he remarked pointedly.
"The Gray Phantom's Return"
Herman Landon
A little strong-arm play and a whiff or two of chloroform were all that was necessary.
"The Gray Phantom's Return"
Herman Landon

Famous quotes with Chloroform

  • Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
    Oswald Chambers
  • Politics is the chloroform of the Irish people, or rather the hashish.
    Oliver St. John
  • Not an unconscious state Or mental chloroform without wilful return, Samadhi but extends my realm of consciousness Beyond the limits of my mortal frame To the boundaries of eternity, Where I, the Cosmic Sea, Watch the little ego floating in Me.
    Paramahansa Yogananda
  • All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it. I brought away a copy from Salt Lake. The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration. It is chloroform in print. If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle — keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate. If he, according to tradition, merely translated it from certain ancient and mysteriously-engraved plates of copper, which he declares he found under a stone in an out-of-the-way locality, the work of translating was equally a miracle, for the same reason.
    Mark Twain
  • One thing's for sure: if Mark Twain could have read , he never would have called the Book of Mormon "chloroform in print". Utterly without redeeming value (take that any way you want), the only conceivable importance of is a testimony to the pathetic state of spiritual hunger and confusion on the part of late twentieth-century American "seekers."
    Robert M. Price

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