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enflurane

UK/ɛnˈflʊə.ɹeɪn/US/ɛnˈflʊɹˌeɪn/

enflurane noun: 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.

enflurane: 2-chloro-1,1,2,-trifluoroethyl-difluoromethyl ether, a halogenated ether and structural isomer of...
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Noun

enflurane (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Origin of enflurane

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

Questions about enflurane

What does enflurane mean?
Enflurane means 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.
What part of speech is enflurane?
Enflurane is a noun.
How do you pronounce enflurane?
Enflurane is pronounced /ɛnˈflʊə.ɹeɪn/ (UK).

Words near enflurane in the dictionary

  1. enfleurages
  2. enflower
  3. enflowered
  4. enflowering
  5. enflowers
  6. enflurane
  7. enfold
  8. enfolded
  9. enfoldedly
  10. enfolden
  11. enfolder

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