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propofol

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊ.pəf.ɒl/
  • General-American: /ˈpɹoʊ.pəˌfoʊl/

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noun

Meaning 1

A sedating and hypnotic agent C12H18O administered intravenously to induce and maintain anesthesia or sedation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: milk of amnesia

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From contraction of (diiso)prop(yl)ph(en)ol + -o-.