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Definition of Haloform
1. Noun. Compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom.
Generic synonyms: Alkyl Halide, Haloalkane
Definition of Haloform
1. Noun. (chemistry) any trihalomethane, CHX3 ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haloform
Literary usage of Haloform
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Effects of the Eruptions of Mount St. Helens on Physical, Chemical, and by Douglas B. Lee (1998)
"36): [The organics remaining were capable of] exerting haloform potential***.
... concentration and high haloform potential was noted [on June 3, 1982]. ..."
2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1852)
"... are identical with the haloform anhydrides, so far as their constitution is
concerned, and differ only in their behaviour with aqueous alkalis.] ft. ..."
3. The Modern Materia Medica: The Source, Chemical and Physical Properties (1911)
"haloform is a menthol-formaldehyde preparation, which is used like forman in coryza.
See caution under formaldehyde. ..."
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