iodoform Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3
    tri-iodomethane.
  2. noun a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing
    triiodomethane.

WordNet

I*od"o*form noun
Etymology
Iodo- + formyl. See Formyl, and cf. Chloroform.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, CI3H, having an offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It is used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and sores.

Webster 1913