enflurane

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

enflurane (uncountable)

  1. (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.

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