iodoform

I1O1D2O1F4O1R1M3

noun

A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI₃; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic.

Similar
triiodomethanetri-iodomethane
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Meanings

nouniodoform (usually uncountable, plural iodoforms)

plural iodoforms

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI₃; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic.

    Synonyms: triiodomethane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI₃; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic.

Similar
triiodomethane

More synonyms by meaning

nounsweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3

Similar
tri-iodomethane
Broader
haloform

nouna yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing

Similar
triiodomethane
Broader
antiseptic
Also see
triiodomethane

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From iodo- + -form.

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Translations

Esperanto jodoformo
  • jodoformochemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3
French iodoforme
  • iodoformechemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3
German Jodoform
  • Jodoformchemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3
Hungarian jodoform
  • jodoformchemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3
Irish iadaform, trí-iadaimeatán
  • iadaformchemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3
  • trí-iadaimeatánchemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3
Italian iodoformio
  • iodoformiochemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3
Romanian iodoform
  • iodoformchemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3
Russian йодофо́рм
  • йодофо́рм (jodofórm)chemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3
Turkish iyodoform
  • iyodoformchemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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