CHLOROFORM

klôrˈəfôrm or trichloromethanetrīˌklôrōmĕthˈān, CHCl3, volatile, colorless, nonflammable liquid that has a sweetish taste and a somewhat pungent odor; it boils at 61.7 degrees Celsius. It dissolves freely in ethanol and ether but does not mix with water. Chloroform is produced by reaction of chlorine with ethanol and by the reduction of carbon tetrachloride with moist iron. It was once used as a general anesthetic in surgery but has been replaced by less toxic, safer anesthetics, such as ether. Chemically, it is employed as a solvent for fats, alkaloids, iodine, and other substances. When exposed to sunlight and air it reacts to form phosgene, a poisonous gas.

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books on: Chloroform  - 1526 results

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Cholera, Chloroform, and the Science of Medicine: A Life of John Snow
Book by Peter Vinten-Johansen, Howard Brody, Nigel Paneth, Stephen Rachman, Michael Rip; Oxford University Press, 2003
Subjects: Anesthesiologists--Great Britain--Biography, Epidemiologists--Great Britain--Biography, Snow, John--1813-1858
Cholera, Chloroform, and the Science of Medicine: A Life of John...Vinten-Johansen, et al. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Cholera) Chloroform) and the Science of Medicine Cholera, Chloroform, and the Science of Medicine A Life of John...
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Antibiotics of Actinomycetes - Vol. 3
Book by Selman A. Waksman, Hubert A. Lechevalier; Williams & Wilkins, 1962
Subjects: Actinomycetales, Antibiotics
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Dictionary of Bio-Chemistry and Related Subjects
Book by William Marias Malisoff; Philosophical Library, 1943
Subjects: Biochemistry--Dictionaries
...of meat would protect a dog from the effects of a dose of chloroform that would have led to fatal liver degeneration if administered...with sodium hydroxide, extraction of the free base with hot chloroform and the addition of 0.2 gm. anhydrous copper sulfate gives...
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Generations at Risk: Reproductive Health and the Environment
Book by Ted Schettler; MIT Press, 2000
Subjects: Reproductive Toxicology
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Histological Technique: A Guide for Use in a Laboratory Course in Histology
Book by B. F. Kingsbury, O. A. Johannsen; J. Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1927
Subjects: Histology--Laboratory Manuals
...alcohols; 17 alcohol-acetic; 18 chloroform-alcohol-acetic; 19 alcohol-acetic...cent, in absolute alcohol , 24 cc.; chloroform, 4 cc.; formalin 40 per cent , 4 cc...acetic acid is well washed out. 29. Chloroform-alcohol-acetic. Carnoys 6-3-1...
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journal articles on: Chloroform  - 268 results

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The Use of Chloroform by British Army Surgeons during the Crimean War
Journal article by Henry Connor; Medical History, Vol. 42, 1998
Subjects: Anesthetics, Chloroform
The Use of Chloroform by British Army Surgeons during the...perform, all under the influence of chloroform; and, with the exception of 3 cases...Jules Roux was said to have used chloroform seven times in wounded patients "without...
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Lessons Learned from Research with Chloroform
Journal article; Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 57, 1994
Subjects: Cancer research, Cancer--Research, Chloroform--Research
Lessons Learned from Research with Chloroform. New scientific evidence from...Toxicology (CIIT) shows that the ability of chloroform to produce liver cancer in mice is secondary...interpretation of animal cancer studies. Chloroform is produced in trace amounts in the...
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The Relationship between Water Concentrations and Individual Uptake of Chloroform: A Simulation Study
Journal article by Heather J. Whitaker, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen, Nicola G. Best; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 111, 2003
...water concentrations and individual uptake of chloroform: a simulation study. by Heather J. Whitaker...We simulated the relationship between water chloroform concentrations and chloroform uptake in pregnant women to assess the potential...
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Chronic Toxicity of Chloroform to Japanese Medaka Fish
Journal article by Margaret W. Toussaint, Alan B. Rosencrance, Linda M. Brennan, Joseph R. Beaman, Marilyn J. Wolfe, Florence J. Hoffmann, Henry S. Jr. Gardner; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 109, 2001
Chronic Toxicity of Chloroform to Japanese Medaka Fish. by...system for 9 months to measured chloroform concentrations of 0.017, 0.151...proliferation, hematology, and intrahepatic chloroform concentration. Histopathology was...
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Risk Communication: Health Risks Associated with Environmentally Contaminated Private Wells versus Chloroform in a Public Water Supply
Journal article by Kirpal S. Sidhu, Lawrence Chadzynski; Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 56, 1994
Subjects: Municipal water supply--Health aspects, Risk communication--Planning, Risk factors (Health)--Research, Water--Contamination, Wells--Health aspects
...Environmentally Contaminated Private Wells versus Chloroform in a Public Water Supply. by...River. The maximum concentration of chloroform, a carcinogen, in this drinking water...trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and chloroform were formulated by using the United...
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magazine articles on: Chloroform  - 70 results

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Something for the Pain
Magazine article by Ruth Levy Guyer; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 33, Winter 2009
Subjects: Blessed Days of Anaesthesia: How Anaesthetics Changed the Wor (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
...pain. The earliest anesthetics--ether, chloroform, laughing gas--had distinctive strengths...required careful titration by a specialist. Chloroform was the easiest to use but also the...Charles Darwin self-experimented with chloroform and in 1850 gave it to his wife, Emma...
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Between Here and the Yellow Sea: Coach and I Are Driving to Los Angeles to Kidnap His Daughter
Magazine article by Nicolas Pizzolatto; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 294, November 2004
...We start there. Find her. Coach stole chloroform from the chemistry lab. Then, he says...the door and rubs the brown bottle of chloroform. He hasnt spoken since I got directions...Back on the highway he stares at the chloroform and says, "I dont know. I dont know...
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Bad Chemistry: The Trade-Off: An Unproven Risk of Future Cancers, versus Irreparable Harm to the Economy and the Public Health
Magazine article by Ben Bolch, Harold Lyons; National Review, Vol. 46, September 26, 1994
Subjects: Chlorine--Environmental aspects, Clinton, Bill--Environmental policy, Environmental policy--Analysis, Environmental protection--Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Environmental Protection Agency--Laws, regulations and rules
...of chlorine (dioxin, DDT, PCBs, and chloroform) have been found to be or are alleged...chlorine concerns the trace amount of chloroform produced as a byproduct of the action...containing over 4.3 parts per billion of chloroform during a lifetime will contract cancer...
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E.r. Squibb, 1854
Magazine article by Michael Rhode; The Scientist, Vol. 22, February 2008
Subjects: Drugs, Physicians, Science history, Squibb, Edward R (1819-1900)
...journal, shown here, documented his experiments with ether and chloroform in Philadelphia. On November 25, 1854, a typical day, he...processes for synthesizing drugs, including the anesthetic chloroform. He devoted much time to revising the Pharmacopoeia, the pharmacists...
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The Misanthrope's Corner
Magazine article by Florence King; National Review, Vol. 48, September 2, 1996
Subjects: Clinton, Hillary Rodham--Humor and anecdotes, Ghosts--Humor and anecdotes
...Edwards stomach was awash in liquid chloroform. The police soon discovered that Dyson had bought two bottles of chloroform from the chemist. When questioned...sometimes had to knock him out with a chloroform-soaked handkerchief held to his...
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Chloroform for Tort Reform; Heath Care Bill Includes Pelosi's Payoff to Trial Lawyers
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), November 6, 2009
Subjects: Attorneys--Political activity, Attorneys--Political aspects, Chloroform--Political aspects, Lawyers--Political activity, Lawyers--Political aspects
Chloroform for Tort Reform; Heath Care Bill Includes Pelosis Payoff to Trial Lawyers. Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES If congressional Democrats...
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JUDGES RAP DEATH TRIAL 'BAD SCIENCE' Vital Chloroform Evidence Is Slated by Appeal Court
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), August 11, 2009
Subjects: Murder
...JUDGES RAP DEATH TRIAL BAD SCIENCE Vital Chloroform Evidence Is Slated by Appeal Court...convicted of murdering his partner with chloroform. Craig McCreight, 37, spent seven in...was murdered in February 1999 after a chloroform-soaked rag was put against her mouth...
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TOOTHPASTE CANCER ALERT; Water Can Turn Chemical into Chloroform Gas
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 15, 2005
Subjects: Cleaning agents industry, Colgate-Palmolive Co., Soap and cleaning agents industry
...ALERT; Water Can Turn Chemical into Chloroform Gas. Byline: MARK PRIGG;REBECCA...products, can react with water to produce chloroform gas. If inhaled in large enough quantities, chloroform can cause depression, liver problems...
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TOOTHPASTE CANCER ALERTHealth Scare over Toothpaste; Water Can Turn Chemical into Chloroform Gas
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 15, 2005
Subjects: Cleaning agents industry, Colgate-Palmolive Co., Soap and cleaning agents industry
...Toothpaste; Water Can Turn Chemical into Chloroform Gas. Byline: MARK PRIGG;REBECCA...products, can react with water to produce chloroform gas. If inhaled in large enough quantities, chloroform can cause depression, liver problems...
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CHLOROFORM KILLER'S SICK BID TO BUY VICTIM'S COUNCIL HOUSE; Move over Home Where Thug Murdered Lover
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), January 23, 2009
CHLOROFORM KILLERS SICK BID TO BUY VICTIMS COUNCIL HOUSE; Move...Murdered Lover. Byline: By Gordon McIlwraith A CHLOROFORM killer has launched a bid to buy the council house where...Yvonnes doing my head in. I need to get rid of her." Chloroform was widely used at the time in local plastics and waste...
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encyclopedia articles on: Chloroform  - 22 results

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Chloroform
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CHLOROFORM klor form or trichloromethane tri klorometh an, CHCl 3 , volatile, colorless, nonflammable liquid that has a sweetish...pungent odor; it boils at 61.7 degrees Celsius. It dissolves freely in ethanol and ether but does not mix with water. Chloroform is produced by reaction of chlorine with ethanol and by the reduction of carbon tetrachloride with moist iron. It was...
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Trichloromethane
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TRICHLOROMETHANE see chloroform . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Menthol
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...see mint ), or prepared synthetically from coal tar. An alcohol, menthol is freely soluble in ethyl alcohol, ether, and chloroform. It is a local anesthetic and helps relieve itching, and because it imparts a tingling sensation to the skin, it is used in...
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Naphthalene
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...sublimes upon heating. It is insoluble in water, somewhat soluble in ethanol, soluble in benzene, and very soluble in ether, chloroform, or carbon disulfide. Naphthalene is obtained from coal tar, a byproduct of the coking of coal. It is used in mothballs and...
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Simpson, Sir James Young
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and midwifery at Edinburgh. For a while he employed ether anesthesia in childbirth, but soon abandoned its use in favor of chloroform, which he introduced as an anesthetic in 1847. Eminent as an obstetrician, he was also known as an archaeologist...
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