Bromoform

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A colorless liquid, CHBr3, having an agreeable odor andsweetish taste. It is produced by the simultaneous action of bromineand caustic potash upon wood spirit, alcohol, or acetone, as also bycertain other reactions. In composition it is the same as chloroform,with the substitution of bromine for chlorine. It is somewhat similarto chloroform in its effects. Watts.