"chloroformist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chloroformists [plural]
Etymology: chloroform + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chloroform|ist}} chloroform + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} chloroformist (plural chloroformists)
  1. (medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: chloroformism
    Sense id: en-chloroformist-en-noun-VitVWdgM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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