A nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic

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n. (context organic compound English) 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.

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n. a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic [syn: Ethrane ]

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Enflurane (2-chloro-1,1,2,-trifluoroethyl-difluoromethyl ether) is a halogenated ether . Developed by Ross Terrell in 1963, it was first used clinically in 1966. It was increasingly used for inhalational anesthesia during the 1970s and 1980s but is no longer ...