Associations to the word «Iodoform»

Wiktionary

IODOFORM, noun. (chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic

Dictionary definition

IODOFORM, noun. Sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3.
IODOFORM, noun. A yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats