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desflurane

desflurane noun: the compound perfluoro methyl ethyl ether, which is used for maintenance of general anesthesia.

Noun

desflurane (uncountable)

  1. The compound perfluoro methyl ethyl ether, which is used for maintenance of general anesthesia.

Origin of desflurane

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

Questions about desflurane

What does desflurane mean?
Desflurane means the compound perfluoro methyl ethyl ether, which is used for maintenance of general anesthesia.
What part of speech is desflurane?
Desflurane is a noun.

Words near desflurane in the dictionary

  1. desferoxamines
  2. desferricoprogen
  3. desferrioxamine
  4. desferrioxamines
  5. desferroxamine
  6. desflurane
  7. Desford
  8. desfuroylceftiofur
  9. desglucocheirotoxin
  10. desglucodesrhamnoparillin
  11. desglucodesrhamnoruscin

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