1. present participle of chloroform; rendering unconscious or anesthetizing with chloroform
Usage: medical/historical context

Examples

• The old medical texts described chloroforming patients before surgery.
• Chloroforming was a common anesthetic practice in the 19th century.
• The veterinarian discussed the historical methods of chloroforming animals.
• Modern medicine has replaced chloroforming with safer anesthetic techniques.
• The museum exhibit showed tools used for chloroforming in early hospitals.