teflurane

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noun

2-bromo-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, a halocarbon drug investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but never marketed due to a high incidence of cardiac arrhythmias

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Meanings

nounteflurane (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicine2-bromo-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, a halocarbon drug investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but never marketed due to a high incidence of cardiac arrhythmias

Origin

From te(tra)- + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

frenulate
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APA

teflurane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teflurane

MLA

“teflurane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teflurane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teflurane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teflurane.

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