Anaesthetic (5)
'anaesthetic' is the definition.
(chloroform is a kind of anaesthetic)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for chloroform that I've seen before include "Former anaesthetic" , "Old anaesthetic" , "Solvent" , "Sweet-smelling anaesthetic" .)
'anaesthetic' is the definition.
(ether is a kind of anaesthetic)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ether that I've seen before include "Colourless volatile highly inflammable liquid" , "Imaginary interstellar medium" , "Anaesthetic is, strangely, there" , "The gas is there, oddly" , "Clear upper air" .)