iodoform

English Thesaurus

1. a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	antiseptic,
definition	:	a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues (noun.artifact)

2. sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3 (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	haloform,
definition	:	compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom (noun.substance)