tribromoethanol

T1R1I1B3R1O1M3O1E1T1H4A1N1O1L1

noun

A brominated alcohol formerly used as an anaesthetic in humans and now mainly used in laboratory animals.

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avertintribromoethyl alcohol
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Meanings

nountribromoethanol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA brominated alcohol formerly used as an anaesthetic in humans and now mainly used in laboratory animals.

    Synonyms: avertin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA brominated alcohol formerly used as an anaesthetic in humans and now mainly used in laboratory animals.

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avertin

More synonyms by meaning

nounan intravenous anesthetic

Similar
tribromoethyl alcohol
Broader
intravenous anesthetic
Also see
avertin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tri- + bromo- + ethanol.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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