1. A yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odour; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing
   "The old-fashioned first aid kit contained iodoform as a wound disinfectant";
   - triiodomethane
    
2. Sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI₃
   "Tri-iodomethane is also known as iodoform and has antiseptic properties";
   - tri-iodomethane

Derived forms: iodoforms

Type of: antiseptic, haloform

Encyclopedia: Iodoform