chloroformize

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verb

To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen

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Meanings

verbchloroformize (third-person singular simple present chloroformizes, present participle chloroformizing, simple past and past participle chloroformized)

present singular third person chloroformizes · participle present chloroformizing · participle past chloroformized · past chloroformized

  1. To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen

Origin

From chloroform + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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