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tribromoethanol

noun

an intravenous anesthetic

• Syn: ↑tribromoethyl alcohol

• Hypernyms: ↑intravenous anesthetic

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\(ˈ)trī|brōmō+\ noun

Etymology: tribrom- + ethanol

: a crystalline bromine derivative CBr₃CH₂OH of ethyl alcohol used as a basal anesthetic — called also tribromoethyl alcohol

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/truy broh'moh eth"euh nawl', -nol'/, n. Pharm.

a white, crystalline powder, C₂H₃Br₃O, used as a basal anesthetic.

[TRI- + BROMO- + ETHANOL]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.