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letheon|ˈliːθiːən|
[In some way from Gr. λήθη (see Lethe); perh. meant for Gr. ληθαῖον, neut. of ληθαῖος Lethean a.]
Sulphuric ether when used as an anæsthetic (see quot. 1880).
1847N. Brit. Rev. VII. 173 The discoverer of what has been termed ‘the Letheon’—or, at least, of the system of ‘Letheonizing’. Ibid. 205 A convict lately..has begged to be executed while under the Letheon's influence. 1880Libr. Univ. Knowl. (N.Y.) X. 241 Dr. [W. T. G.] Morton [of Boston] obtained a patent for the use of ether [as an anæsthetic], under the name of ‘letheon’, in 1846.
Hence ˈletheonize v., trans. to subject to the action of letheon.
1847N. Brit. Rev. VII. 178 A Mr. H. Wells..dentist, is announced as having practised letheonizing since October 1844. |