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tribromoethanol

tribromoethanol noun: a brominated alcohol formerly used as an anaesthetic in humans and now mainly used in laboratory animals.

tribromoethanol: a brominated alcohol formerly used as an anaesthetic in humans and now mainly used in laboratory...
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Noun

tribromoethanol (uncountable)

  1. A brominated alcohol formerly used as an anaesthetic in humans and now mainly used in laboratory animals.
    Synonyms:
    avertin

Synonyms of tribromoethanol

Origin of tribromoethanol

From tri- + bromo- + ethanol.

Questions about tribromoethanol

What does tribromoethanol mean?
Tribromoethanol means a brominated alcohol formerly used as an anaesthetic in humans and now mainly used in laboratory animals.
What part of speech is tribromoethanol?
Tribromoethanol is a noun.

Words near tribromoethanol in the dictionary

  1. tribromo
  2. tribromoacetate
  3. tribromoacetates
  4. tribromoacetic acid
  5. tribromoanisole
  6. tribromoethanol
  7. tribromometacresol
  8. tribromomethane
  9. tribromomethyl
  10. tribromophenol
  11. tribromphenol

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