iodoform

Noun

Meaning

A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, CI3H, having an offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It is used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and sores.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tri-iodomethane triiodomethane antiseptic hi hydriodic acid hydroiodic acid iodomethane hydrogen iodide methyl iodide iodane iodomethyl methyl iodobenzene methyl iodophenyl iodomethylbenzene methyliodide

Hypernyms

antiseptic haloform

Close letter words and terms

iodoethanol iodoethene iodoethylene iodoformic iodoformism iodoformize