enflurane
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From en- (of unknown origin) + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛnˈflʊə.ɹeɪn/
(General American) IPA(key): /ɛnˈflʊɹˌeɪn/
=== Noun ===
enflurane (uncountable)
(pharmacology) 2-chloro-1,1,2,-trifluoroethyl-difluoromethyl ether, a halogenated ether and structural isomer of isoflurane commonly used for inhalational anesthesia during the 1970s and 1980s.
=== References ===
“enflurane”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“enflurane”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.