enflurane

English

Chemical structure of enflurane

Etymology

From en- (of unknown origin) +‎ -flurane (“halogenated compound”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈflʊə.ɹeɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈflʊɹˌeɪn/

Noun

enflurane (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) 2-chloro-1,1,2,-trifluoroethyl-difluoromethyl ether, a halogenated ether and structural isomer of isoflurane commonly used for inhalational anesthesia during the 1970s and 1980s.

References

• “enflurane”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “enflurane”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.