halothane

[ hal-uh-theyn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

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

halothane

/ ˈhæləʊˌθeɪn /

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

halothane

/ hăl′ə-thān′ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of halothane¹

1955–60; halo- + -thane, as in fluothane

Word History and Origins

Origin of halothane¹

C20: from halo- + -thane, as in methane

Example Sentences

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.

From Salon

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

From New York Times

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.

From Scientific American

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.

From Science Magazine

That is disgusting.  halothane okay enough of the whining.

From Time