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noun
Synonym of chloroform (A sweet drinking tonic made of chloroform.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: chloroform
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Guthrie + sweet whiskey. Named after Samuel Guthrie, the inventor of chloroform, and combined with his own term, "sweet whiskey", for his product. The product was produced from whiskey combined with chlorinated lime, and is of a sweet nature.
