methoxyflurane
English
editEtymology
editFrom methoxy + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /məˌθɑk.sɪˈflʊɹˌeɪn/
Noun
editmethoxyflurane (countable and uncountable, plural methoxyfluranes)
- (pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
References
edit- “methoxyflurane”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.