different between halogenated vs halothane

English

Verb

halogenated

1. simple past tense and past participle of halogenate

Adjective

halogenated (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Treated or reacted with a halogen.
2. (chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with a halogen.

See also

• brominated
• chlorinated
• fluorinated
• iodinated

English

Etymology

Blend of halogen +? ethane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hæl.?.?e?n/

Noun

halothane (countable and uncountable, plural halothanes)

1. (pharmacology) The halogenated hydrocarbon 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane that is used as an inhalational general anaesthetic.
   • 1998, Thomas Markham Brown, Alan Stoudemire, Psychiatric Side Effects of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications

     Hepatic injury due to halothane is well described and can be an indirect cause of encephalopathy.

References

• “halothane”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “halothane”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).