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chloroformism

chloroformism noun: addiction to chloroform.

Noun

chloroformism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) addiction to chloroform

Origin of chloroformism

From chloroform + -ism.

Questions about chloroformism

What does chloroformism mean?
Chloroformism means addiction to chloroform.
What part of speech is chloroformism?
Chloroformism is a noun.

Words near chloroformism in the dictionary

  1. chloroformers
  2. chloroformic
  3. chloroformic acid
  4. chloroforming
  5. chloroformings
  6. chloroformism
  7. chloroformist
  8. chloroformists
  9. chloroformization
  10. chloroformizations
  11. chloroformize

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