NCIt definition : A colorless, volatile, liquid derivative of trichloromethane with an ether-like odor.
Formerly used as an inhaled anesthetic during surgery, the primary use of chloroform
today is in industry, where it is used as a solvent and in the production of the refrigerant
freon. Acute chloroform toxicity results in impaired liver function, cardiac arrhythmia,
nausea and central nervous system dysfunction. As a byproduct of water chlorination,
chloroform may be present in small amounts in chlorinated water. (NCI04);