Etomidate

//ɛˈtɑm.əˌdeɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A short-acting intravenous anaesthetic, ethyl 3-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]imidazole-4-carboxylate. uncountable

Etymology

From eth(yl) + -o- + (i)mid(azole) + (carboxyl)ate.

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