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ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
- "trichloromethane," 1835, from Fr. chloroforme, coined 1834 by French chemist Jean-Baptiste Dumas (1800-1884) from chlor-, comb. form meaning "chlorine" + formique "formic (acid)." As a verb, from 1848, the year its anaesthetic properties were discovered.
- chlorine (n.)
- nonmetallic element, coined 1810 by English chemist Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) from Gk. khloros "pale green" (see Chloe) + chemical suffix -ine (2). Named for its color. Discovered 1774, but known at first as oxymuriatic acid gas, or dephlogisticated marine acid.
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