chloroform

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In contrast, when dissolved in chloroform, both the chlorophyll derivatives formed rosette patterns.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

County health officials said they were testing water off Cabrillo Beach for chemicals, debris, trash and chloroform bacteria, which survive about two days in saltwater and can cause diarrhea and other intestinal problems.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically modified pothos plants with a synthetic version of a "green liver" protein found in rabbits, which can process chloroform and benzene.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2023

Ether had made its way into medicine as a general anesthetic in 1846, with chloroform arriving the very next year.

From Salon • May 14, 2022

Holmes told Erickson he was using the chloroform for scientific experiments.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson