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chloroformist

chloroformist noun: one who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.

Noun

chloroformist (plural chloroformists)

  1. (archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
    • But his whole account of the correspondence between the chloroformist, by profession, and our colleague is erroneous.1851 December 6, Homeopathic Times, volume 3, page 283
    • This must be a result of the quality of the chloroform, of the quantity used in a given time, of the mental and bodily condition of the patient, of the care and skill of the chloroformist, and of the patience of the surgeon who has to operate; for if he be in a hurry, and pull out his watch, and if...1865, Robert Druitt, The Surgeon's Vade Mecum: A Manual of Modern Surgery, page 721

Forms of chloroformist

pluralchloroformists

Origin of chloroformist

From chloroform + -ist.

Questions about chloroformist

What does chloroformist mean?
Chloroformist means one who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
What part of speech is chloroformist?
Chloroformist is a noun.
What is the plural of chloroformist?
The plural of chloroformist is chloroformists.

Words near chloroformist in the dictionary

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

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