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halogenated hydrocarbon
(redirected from haloalkane)

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halogenated hydrocarbon
[həloj′ənā′tid]
Etymology: Gk, hals, salt, genein, to produce, hydor, water; L, carbo, coal
a volatile liquid used as an inhalation anesthetic, administered in combination with oxygen and/or nitrous oxide. The only halogenated hydrocarbon used for anesthesia is halothane.


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