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roflurane

roflurane noun: 2-bromo-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl methyl ether, a halocarbon drug investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but never marketed.

Noun

roflurane (uncountable)

  1. 2-bromo-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl methyl ether, a halocarbon drug investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but never marketed.
    • Roflurane does not react with metals such as steel, nickel, copper, and aluminum […] and inhibits the reaction of haloalkanes with aluminum […]1972, Maynard B. Chenoweth, P. Bass, Modern inhalation anesthetics, page 22

Origin of roflurane

From (b)ro(mo)- + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).

Questions about roflurane

What does roflurane mean?
Roflurane means 2-bromo-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl methyl ether, a halocarbon drug investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but never marketed.
What part of speech is roflurane?
Roflurane is a noun.

Words near roflurane in the dictionary

  1. roflstomp
  2. roflstomped
  3. roflstomping
  4. roflstomps
  5. roflumilast
  6. roflurane
  7. rog
  8. rogaine
  9. rogainer
  10. rogaines
  11. rogaining

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