methoxyflurane
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From methoxy + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /məˌθɑk.sɪˈflʊɹˌeɪn/
Noun[edit]
methoxyflurane (countable and uncountable, plural methoxyfluranes)
- (pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
References[edit]
- “methoxyflurane”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.