methoxyflurane

English

Chemical structure of methoxyflurane

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˌθɑk.sɪˈflʊɹˌeɪn/

Noun

methoxyflurane (countable and uncountable, plural methoxyfluranes)

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

References

• “methoxyflurane”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.