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noun
The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, medicine, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, pharmacology, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inhalation anesthetic, inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwékwlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English propane English cyclopropane From cyclo- + propane.
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