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tribromoethanol

tribromoethanol

9.9
A drug scientists give into a vein to make lab animals sleep for short procedures
  • noun
  • /ˌtraɪˌbroʊmoʊˈiːθənɔl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tribromoetanol
  • Because tribromoethanol is fast-acting, it is often chosen for short-term anesthesia in animal studies.

Examples

  • Handling tribromoethanol requires proper safety precautions due to its chemical properties.

  • The researchers administered tribromoethanol to the mice before beginning the procedure.

  • The laboratory uses tribromoethanol for anesthesia.

  • Researchers often prefer tribromoethanol over other anesthetics.

  • The researchers administered tribromoethanol to ensure the rats remained unconscious throughout the procedure.

  • For the study, tribromoethanol was selected as the intravenous anesthetic for the animal subjects.

  • Tribromoethanol is a short-acting anesthetic used in rodents for surgeries.

Synonyms

tribromoethyl alcohol
vstribromoethanol
  • Archaic
9.9

An old drug once injected into a vein to make someone sleep during operations

is used now mainly for intravenous anesthesia in laboratory animal research

Surface Forms

tribromoethanol singular
tribromoethanols plural

Morphology

tribromoethanol = bromoethanol (opaque) = tri + bromo + ethanol

The formation follows technical chemical nomenclature (tri- + bromo- + ethanol) which is unlikely to be predictable to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Tribromoethanol breaks into three parts: tri- meaning 'three', bromo- for the element bromine, and ethanol meaning 'an alcohol'. So the name literally describes a chemical that is an alcohol with three bromine atoms attached, which is why it is used to put small animals to sleep for short procedures in labs.