Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Iodoform

Iodoform , noun

[Iodo- + formyl. See Formyl, and compare Chloroform.]

(Chemistry) A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, CI3H, having an offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It is used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and sores.