1. A colorless, nonflammable liquid used as a general anesthetic in surgery and medical procedures.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; also called 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane

Examples

• The surgeon administered halothane to put the patient under anesthesia before the operation.
• Halothane was widely used in operating rooms during the latter half of the 20th century.
• The anesthesiologist carefully monitored the halothane concentration during the procedure.
• Modern hospitals have largely replaced halothane with newer anesthetic agents.
• Halothane is delivered through a vaporizer attached to the anesthesia machine.