noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any trihalomethane with all halogens the same, CHX₃.
2. 2
   compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom wordnet

Etymology

From halo- + -form.

Related phrases

haloform reaction

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