Assertion: chloroform | /r/CapableOf | replace ether
Facets:
value: almost completely
type: MANNER
value: within weeks of its appearance
type: TEMPORAL
value: as the standard anaesthetic
type: MANNER
value: in the united states
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the United States, chloroform began to replace ether as an anesthetic at the beginning of the 20th century; however, it was quickly abandoned in favor of ether upon discovery of its toxicity, especially its tendency to cause fatal cardiac arrhythmia analogous to what is now termed "sudden sniffer's death".
text: Chloroform began to replace ether as an anesthetic in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century.
text: It replaced ether which was used before.
text: Within weeks of its appearance, chloroform had almost completely replaced ether as the standard anaesthetic.