methoxyflurane
/məˌθɑk.sɪˈflʊɹˌeɪn/noun
methoxyflurane is spelled M-E-T-H-O-X-Y-F-L-U-R-A-N-E: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, methoxyflurane means “An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of its detrimental effects on the kidneys” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of methoxyflurane is methoxyfluranes.
How many letters and syllables are in methoxyflurane?
| Letters | 14: M-E-T-H-O-X-Y-F-L-U-R-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is methoxyflurane?
Methoxyflurane appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce methoxyflurane?
- US /məˌθɑk.sɪˈflʊɹˌeɪn/
Methoxyflurane has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with methoxyflurane?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as methoxyflurane from its last stressed vowel (/ʊɹeɪn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of methoxyflurane
- methoxyfluranes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does methoxyflurane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of its detrimental effects on the kidneys.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does methoxyflurane come from?
From methoxy + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).