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teflurane

teflurane noun: 2-bromo-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, a halocarbon drug investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but never marketed due to a high incidence of cardiac arrhythmias.

Noun

teflurane (uncountable)

  1. 2-bromo-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, a halocarbon drug investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but never marketed due to a high incidence of cardiac arrhythmias

Origin of teflurane

From te(tra)- + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).

Questions about teflurane

What does teflurane mean?
Teflurane means 2-bromo-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, a halocarbon drug investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but never marketed due to a high incidence of cardiac arrhythmias.
What part of speech is teflurane?
Teflurane is a noun.

Words near teflurane in the dictionary

  1. teflon
  2. Teflon Don
  3. teflon flu
  4. teflonish
  5. teflubenzuron
  6. teflurane
  7. tefluthrin
  8. teflutixol
  9. Tefnut
  10. tefs
  11. tefubenozide

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