chloroform的词源

英文词源

chloroform (n.)

"trichloromethane," volatile liquid used as an anaesthetic, 1835, from French chloroforme, a hybrid coined 1834 by French chemist Jean-Baptiste Dumas (1800-1884) from chlor-, comb. form meaning "chlorine" + formique "formic (acid)" (see formic (adj.)). As a verb, from 1848, the year its anaesthetic properties were discovered. Related: Chloroformed.

中文词源

chloroform：氯仿

chloro, 氯。-form, 蚂蚁，蚁酸，见formic, formaldehyde(福尔马林).翻译成氯仿属于望文生义，但由于以讹传讹，最终成为标准术语。比较drumlin.

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