methoxyflurane

methoxyflurane
/me thok'see floor"ayn/, n. Pharm.
a potent substance, C3H4Cl2F2O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
[1960-65; METHOXY- + FLU(O)R- + (ETH)ANE]

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