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iodoform

iodoform noun: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI₃; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic.

Noun

iodoform (usually uncountable, plural iodoforms)

  1. (usually) A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI₃; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic.
    Synonyms:
    triiodomethane

iodoform meaning in Tamil and Bengali

iodoform in Tamil

அயடபோம்

iodoform in Bengali

একটি হ্যালোজেনেটেড হাইড্রোকার্বন, একটি হলুদ কেলাসিত যৌগ

Synonyms of iodoform

Forms of iodoform

pluraliodoforms

Origin of iodoform

From iodo- + -form.

Words formed from iodoform

Questions about iodoform

What does iodoform mean?
Iodoform means a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI₃; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic.
What is iodoform in Tamil?
Iodoform in Tamil is அயடபோம். See Iodoform meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is iodoform?
Iodoform is a noun.
What is the plural of iodoform?
The plural of iodoform is iodoforms.

Words near iodoform in the dictionary

  1. iodoethanol
  2. iodoethene
  3. iodoethenes
  4. iodoethylene
  5. iodoethylenes
  6. iodoform
  7. iodoformic
  8. iodoformism
  9. iodoformize
  10. iodoformized
  11. iodoformizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: iodoform (page history and authors); iodoform (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); iodoform (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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