halothane

American  

[hal-uh-theyn] / ˈhæl əˌθeɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a colorless liquid, C 2 HBrClF 3 , used as an inhalant for general anesthesia.

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halothane British  

/ ˈhæləʊˌθeɪn /

noun

1. a colourless volatile slightly soluble liquid with an odour resembling that of chloroform; 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane: a general anaesthetic. Formula: CF 3 CHBrCl

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halothane Scientific  

/ hăl′ə-thān′ /

1. A colorless nonflammable liquid, C ₂ HBrClF ₃, used as an inhalant anesthetic.

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Etymology

Origin of halothane

1955–60; halo- + -thane, as in fluothane

Example Sentences

However, "The identity of the aerosol has never been officially disclosed," according to a 2020 review in the journal ACS Chemical Neuroscience, with other drugs like benzodiazepines and halothane being implicated.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2022

Lately, they had been relying on halothane, a cheap anesthetic suspected of causing liver damage, no longer used in North America.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2018

We still do not understand how it works, or why so many structurally unrelated chemicals – diethyl ether, chloroform, halothane, isoflurane, and even the inert noble gas xenon – all knock out animals equally well.

From Scientific American • Jan. 28, 2018

That is disgusting.  halothane okay enough of the whining.

From Time • Feb. 19, 2013

Doctors have long suspected that even small amounts of such gases, including nitrous oxide and halothane, may be harmful to those who are constantly in contact with them.

From Time Magazine Archive