Chloroform
(Chlo"ro*form) n. [Chlorine + formyl, it having been regarded as a trichloride of this radical: cf.
F. chloroforme, G. chloroform.] (Chem.) A colorless volatile liquid, CHCl3, having an ethereal odor
and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of
wax, resin, etc., and is extensively used to produce anæsthesia in surgical operations; also externally, to
alleviate pain.
Chloroform
(Chlo"ro*form) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chloroformed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chloroforming.] To
treat with chloroform, or to place under its influence.
Chloroleucite
(Chlo`ro*leu"cite) n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. leucite.] (Bot.) Same as Chloroplastid.
Chlorometer
(Chlo*rom"e*ter) n. [Cf. F. chloromètre. See Chlorine, and - meter.] An instrument to
test the decoloring or bleaching power of chloride of lime.
Chlorometry
(Chlo*rom"e*try) n. The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination of
chlorine.
Chloropal
(Chlo*ro"pal) n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. opal.] (Min.) A massive mineral, greenish in
color, and opal-like in appearance. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.
Chloropeptic
(Chlo`ro*pep"tic) a. [Chlorine + peptic.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to an acid
more generally called pepsin- hydrochloric acid.
Chlorophane
(Chlo"ro*phane) n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green + to show: cf. F. chlorophane.]
1. (Min.) A variety of fluor spar, which, when heated, gives a beautiful emerald green light.
2. (Physiol.) The yellowish green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina. See Chromophane.
Chlorophyll
(Chlo"ro*phyll) n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green + fy`llon leaf: cf. F. chlorophylle.] (Bot.) Literally,
leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light)
of plants, to which they owe their green color, and through which all ordinary assimilation of plant food
takes place. Similar chlorophyll granules have been found in the tissues of the lower animals. [Written
also chlorophyl.]
Chloroplastid
(Chlo`ro*plas"tid) n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. plastid.] (Bot.) A granule of chlorophyll; —
also called chloroleucite.
Chloroplatinic
(Chlo`ro*pla*tin"ic) a. (Chem.) See Platinichloric.
Chlorosis
(||Chlo*ro"sis) n. [NL., fr. Gr. chlwro`s light green: cf. F. chlorose.]
1. (Med.) The green sickness; an anæmic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish
yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc.
2. (Bot.) A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn green or the leaves to lose their normal green
color.
Chlorotic
(Chlo*rot"ic) a. [Cf. F. chlorotique.] Pertaining to, or affected by, chlorosis.
Chlorous
(Chlo"rous) a. [See Chlorine.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine; — said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element
has a valence of three, the next lower than in chloric compounds; as, chlorous acid, HClO2.
