Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless nonflammable liquid, C2HBrClF3, used as an inhalant anesthetic.
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- noun organic chemistry The
halogenated hydrocarbon 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane that is used as aninhalational general anaesthetic
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Another drawback of the study is that it included children given the anesthetic halothane, which is no longer in widespread use.
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He soaked some cotton in a mixture of halothane and alcohol, dropped it into the jar, and screwed the lid back on.
The Monstrumologist William James Henry 2009
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He soaked some cotton in a mixture of halothane and alcohol, dropped it into the jar, and screwed the lid back on.
The Monstrumologist William James Henry 2009
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Drugs that trigger malignant hyperthermia include potent inhalation agents like halothane, isoflurane and sevoflurane, and older drugs like ether.
A Fresh Focus 2008
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I kicked at the pedal and the halothane hissed through the tube.
When The Wind Blows Patterson, James, 1947- 1998
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I kicked at the pedal and the halothane hissed through the tube.
When the Wind Blows Patterson, James, 1947- 1998
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The ventilator would take over now, breathing for him, forcing into his lungs a precise mixture of oxygen and halothane.
Life Support Tess Gerritsen 1997
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He'd also used chloroform, or maybe it was halothane.
Kiss the Girls Patterson, James, 1947- 1995
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Julian could learn a whole lot in five minutes, assuming he lives to tell about it. halothane Wednesday, July 28th at 2: 59PM EDT
RedState 2010
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From early efforts which focussed on a single gene (e.g. the halothane gene), the technology and the knowledge of the genome has developed tremendously.
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