roflurane

English

Etymology

From (b)ro(mo)- +‎ -flurane (“halogenated compound”).

Noun

roflurane (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) 2-bromo-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl methyl ether, a halocarbon drug investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but never marketed.
   • 1972, Maynard B. Chenoweth, P. Bass, Modern inhalation anesthetics, page 22:

     Roflurane does not react with metals such as steel, nickel, copper, and aluminum […] and inhibits the reaction of haloalkanes with aluminum […]