enflurane

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UK/ɛnˈflʊə.ɹeɪn/US/ɛnˈflʊɹˌeɪn/

noun

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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Ethrane
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Meanings

nounenflurane (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicine2-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.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Ethrane
Broader
etherethoxyethanedivinyl ether

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From en- (of unknown origin) + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).

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APA

enflurane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enflurane

MLA

“enflurane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enflurane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enflurane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enflurane.

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