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iodoform

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IODOFORM

I *od "o *form, n. Etym: [Iodo- + formyl. See Formyl, and cf. Chloroform. ] (Chem. )

Defn: A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, CI3H, having an offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It is used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and sores.

IODOFORMOGEN

IODOFORMOGEN I `o *do *for "mo *gen, n. [Iodoform + -gen root of gi `gnesqai to be born. ] (Pharm.)

Defn: A light powder used as a substitute for iodoform. It is a compound of iodoform and albumin.

New American Oxford Dictionary

iodoform

i o do form |īˈōdəˌfôrm, īˈädə -aɪˈoʊdəfɔərm | ▶noun a volatile pale yellow sweet-smelling crystalline organic compound of iodine, with antiseptic properties. [Alternative name: triiodomethane; chem. formula: CHI 3. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from iodine, on the pattern of chloroform .

Oxford Dictionary

iodoform

iodoform |ʌɪˈəʊdə (ʊ )fɔːm, ˈʌɪədə (ʊ )-, ʌɪˈɒdə (ʊ )-| ▶noun [ mass noun ] a volatile pale yellow sweet-smelling crystalline organic compound of iodine, with antiseptic properties. ●Alternative name: triiodomethane; chem. formula: CHI 3. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from iodine, on the pattern of chloroform .