chloroform

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Three days before they met in person, his internet searches included "what is chloroform used for" and underfloor storage.

From BBC

In one scene, Pooh and his friend Piglet use chloroform to incapacitate a bikini-clad woman in a hot tub and then drive a car over her head.

From New York Times

Solomon, often a more convincing stalker than hero, has a creepy van and an unexplained facility with chloroform and box cutters.

From New York Times

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

From Salon

All 37 have been named Bill, and over the last 70 years, Army cadets have stolen Bill at least 10 times, beginning in 1953 with a plan that involved a convertible and some chloroform.

From New York Times