cyclopropane
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cyclopropane
[si″klo-pro´pān]a colorless, flammable gas with a characteristic odor and pungent taste that is an inhalational anesthetic; now little used because of its flammability.
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cy·clo·pro·pane
(sī'klō-prō'pān),An explosive gas of characteristic odor; in the past, widely used to produce general anesthesia.
Synonym(s): trimethylene
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cyclopropane
(sī′klə-prō′pān′)n.
A highly flammable, explosive, colorless gaseous cycloalkane, C3H6, sometimes used as an anesthetic.
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cyclopropane
A powerful, non-irritating anaesthetic gas. It has the disadvantages of being explosive and of causing heart irregularity in the presence of adrenaline.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005