In 1847, the Scottish physician Sir James Young Simpson first used the sweet-smelling, colorless, non-flammable liquid as an anesthetic.
在1847年，苏格兰的医生James Young Simpson第一个使用氯仿-无色，甜味，不可燃的液体-作为麻醉剂。
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Though both anesthetic agents were developed around the same time (the 1840s), chloroform soon emerged as the more widely used, as it took action faster and was non-flammable.
Though both anesthetic agents were developed around the same time (the 1840s) chloroform soon emerged as the more widely used as it took action faster and was non-flammable.