Chloroform
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
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EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Anaesthetic Volatile Solvent
CHEMICAL NAME
trichloromethane
DESCRIPTION
Chloroform is a volatile liquid that was used as an anaesthetic during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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"Doctor Snow gave that blessed chloroform and the effect was
soothing, quieting, and delightful beyond measure."
-- Queen Victoria (1853 : during childbirth of fifth child, no source)
Dr Snow invented chloroform inhaler and delivered her child.
soothing, quieting, and delightful beyond measure."
-- Queen Victoria (1853 : during childbirth of fifth child, no source)
Dr Snow invented chloroform inhaler and delivered her child.