As nouns the difference between dichloromethane and chloroform
is that
dichloromethane is the partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH
2Cl
2 widely used as a solvent while
chloroform is a halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl
3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
As a verb chloroform is
to treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.