English Explanatory Dictionary

enflurane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 2-chloro-1,1,2,-trifluoroethyl-difluoromethyl ether, a halogenated ether and structural isomer of isoflurane commonly used for inhalational anesthesia during the 1970s and 1980s.

Pronunciation

/ɛnˈflʊə.ɹeɪn/ /ɛnˈflʊɹˌeɪn/

Word forms

enflurane

Etymology

From en- (of unknown origin) + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).

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