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Definition of: iodoform
(ī·ō′də·fôrm) noun Chem.
A light–yellow crystalline compound, CHI3, formed by the action of iodine on alcohol in an alkaline solution: used in medicine as an antiseptic. [<IODO- + FORM(YL)]
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