See chloroform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "to treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform",
"word": "cloroformizar"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform",
"word": "kloroformoz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform",
"word": "kloroformmal elaltat"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform",
"word": "cloroformizzare"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "chloroformować"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform",
"word": "cloroformizar"
}
],
"word": "chloroform"
}
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