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chloroformize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chlo-ro-formize
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Etymology

From chloroform + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

chloroformizes (present, singular) chloroformizing (participle, present) chloroformized (participle, past) chloroformized (past)

Questions

What does chloroformize mean?
To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
Where does chloroformize come from?
From chloroform + -ize.

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