tribromoethanol
A brominated alcohol formerly used as an anaesthetic in humans and now mainly used in…A brominated alcohol formerly used as an anaesthetic in humans and now mainly used in laboratory animals.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A brominated alcohol formerly used as an anaesthetic in humans and now mainly used in laboratory animals.
More definitions
- an intravenous anesthetic
Origin
From tri- + bromo- + ethanol.From tri- + bromo- + ethanol.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an intravenous anesthetic:tribromoethyl alcohol
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable