chiroform

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adjective

Shaped like a hand.

Similar
palmate
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Meanings

adjectivechiroform (comparative more chiroform, superlative most chiroform)

comparative more chiroform · superlative most chiroform

  1. rareShaped like a hand.

    They support their argument with elaborate engravings from the Messak bearing chiroform patterns resembling the "open woman".

    2004, Sahara, number 15

    Synonyms: palmate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveShaped like a hand.

Similar
palmate

Origin

From chiro- + -form.

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Cite this entry
APA

chiroform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiroform

MLA

“chiroform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiroform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chiroform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiroform.

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