(Chem.) A prefix denoting that chlorine is an ingredient in the substance named. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. cruorin. ] (Physiol.) A green substance, supposed to be the cause of the green color of the blood in some species of worms. Ray Lankester. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From chlorine, in imitation of anodyne. ] (Med.) A patent anodyne medicine, containing opium, chloroform, Indian hemp, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chloroformed p. pr. & vb. n. Chloroforming. ] To treat with chloroform, or to place under its influence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chlorine + formyl, it having been regarded as a trichloride of this radical: cf. F. chloroforme, G. chloroform. ] (Chem.) A colorless volatile liquid, CHCl3, having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of wax, resin, etc., and is extensively used to produce anæsthesia in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. leucite. ] (Bot.) Same as Chloroplastid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. chloromètre. See Chlorine, and -meter. ] An instrument to test the decoloring or bleaching power of chloride of lime. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination of chlorine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. opal. ] (Min.) A massive mineral, greenish in color, and opal-like in appearance. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Chlorine + peptic. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to an acid more generally called pepsin-hydrochloric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]