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Avertin

American  
[uh-vur-tin] / əˈvɜr tɪn /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of tribromoethanol.


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A relatively new anesthetic, Avertin, was used; it is easy on the heart; the operation lasted some 45 min.

From Time Magazine Archive

Christopher Plantin, the head of the famous Antwerp family of printers, likewise was born in the near-by suburb of St. Avertin pr�s Tours.

From The Cathedrals of Northern France by McManus, Blanche