enfluranen.
/ɛnˈflʊəreɪn/ Pharmacology.
A volatile liquid, CHF2·O·CF2·CHFCl, used as an inhalational general anaesthetic, similar to halothane but less potent; 2-chloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether.
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1971 Anesthesiol. 35 363/1 Enflurane..is only moderately soluble in blood.
1984 Brit. National Formulary (Brit. Med. Assoc.) (ed. 8) 394/1 Enflurane is usually given to supplement nitrous oxide-oxygen mixtures in concentrations of 1 to 3 %.
1985 Sci. Amer. Apr. 96/3 At a pressure of one atmosphere a mixture that is 50 percent nitrous oxide approximates only 50 percent of the total amount of anesthetic required... The common additives include halothane, enflurane and isoflurane.
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