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halothane

[ hal-uh-theyn ]

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a colorless liquid, C 2 HBrClF 3 , used as an inhalant for general anesthesia.


halothane

/ ˈæəʊˌθɪ /

noun

  1. a colourless volatile slightly soluble liquid with an odour resembling that of chloroform; 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane: a general anaesthetic. Formula: CF 3 CHBrCl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

halothane

/ ăə-ٳ′ /

  1. A colorless nonflammable liquid, C 2 HBrClF 3 , used as an inhalant anesthetic.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of halothane1

1955–60; halo- + -thane, as in fluothane
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of halothane1

C20: from halo- + -thane, as in methane
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However, "The identity of the aerosol has never been officially disclosed," according to a 2020 review in the journal ACS Chemical Neuroscience, with other drugs like benzodiazepines and halothane being implicated.

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Lately, they had been relying on halothane, a cheap anesthetic suspected of causing liver damage, no longer used in North America.

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We still do not understand how it works, or why so many structurally unrelated chemicals – diethyl ether, chloroform, halothane, isoflurane, and even the inert noble gas xenon – all knock out animals equally well.

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They also tracked concentrations of another anesthetic, halothane—which many countries have phased out because it can damage the liver—and found its concentration had declined since 2000.

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That is disgusting.  halothane okay enough of the whining.

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