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

After years of experience with it, an eminent British anesthesiologist dubbed halothane "the universal anesthetic."

From Time Magazine Archive