enflurane
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From en- (of unknown origin) + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛnˈflʊə.ɹeɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɛnˈflʊɹˌeɪn/
Noun[edit]
enflurane (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) 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.
References[edit]
- “enflurane”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “enflurane”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.