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methoxyflurane

US/məˌθɑk.sɪˈflʊɹˌeɪn/

methoxyflurane noun: an inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of its detrimental effects on the kidneys.

methoxyflurane: an inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of its...
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Noun

methoxyflurane (countable and uncountable, plural methoxyfluranes)

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

Forms of methoxyflurane

pluralmethoxyfluranes

Origin of methoxyflurane

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

Questions about methoxyflurane

What does methoxyflurane mean?
Methoxyflurane means an inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of its detrimental effects on the kidneys.
What part of speech is methoxyflurane?
Methoxyflurane is a noun.
How do you pronounce methoxyflurane?
Methoxyflurane is pronounced /məˌθɑk.sɪˈflʊɹˌeɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of methoxyflurane?
The plural of methoxyflurane is methoxyfluranes.

Words near methoxyflurane in the dictionary

  1. methoxyethyls
  2. methoxyfenozide
  3. methoxyflavone
  4. methoxyflavones
  5. methoxyfluorane
  6. methoxyflurane
  7. methoxyfluranes
  8. methoxyhydroquinone
  9. methoxyhydroquinones
  10. methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol
  11. methoxyimino

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