noun
a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled
• Hypernyms: ↑general anesthetic, ↑general anaesthetic
• Hyponyms:
↑chloroform, ↑trichloromethane, ↑cyclopropane, ↑ether, ↑ethoxyethane, ↑divinyl ether, ↑vinyl ether, ↑diethyl ether, ↑ethyl ether, ↑halothane, ↑isoflurane, ↑nitrous oxide, ↑laughing gas
Useful english dictionary. 2012.