Bromoform suna ne da ke nufin ruwa mai nauyi, mara launi, mara ƙonewa wanda yake da ƙamshi mai daɗi kuma ana amfani dashi azaman sauran ƙarfi, musamman ga fats, resins, da waxes. Tsarin sinadaransa shine CHBr3, kuma memba ne na ajin halomethanes, wadanda kwayoyin halitta ne masu dauke da kwayar halogen daya ko fiye (kamar chlorine, bromine, ko fluorine) wadanda ke makale da carbon atom. An kuma yi amfani da Bromoform a matsayin magani kuma a matsayin sinadari a cikin magunguna da magungunan kashe qwari. Koyaya, an iyakance amfani da shi saboda yuwuwar gubarsa da tasirin muhalli.