methoxyflurane

American

[me-thok-see-floor-eyn] / mɛˌθɒk siˈflʊər eɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

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.

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

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