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methoxyflurane

[ me-thok-see-floor-eyn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of methoxyflurane1

First recorded in 1960–65; methoxy- + flu(o)r- + (eth)ane

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methoxychlormethoxy group