methoxyflurane

English

Etymology

From methoxy +‎ -flurane (“halogenated compound”).

Pronunciation

Noun

methoxyflurane (countable and uncountable, plural methoxyfluranes)

  1. (pharmacology) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of its detrimental effects on the kidneys.

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