pental
(ˈpɛntəl)
[f. stem of pentane, etc. + -al, app. after chloral.]
A name for trimethylethylene (C5H10) when used as an anæsthetic.
| 1891 Lancet 3 Oct. 789 A new anæsthetic called pental, which does not produce total unconsciousness, but only a kind of hypnosis. 1893 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 18 Mar. 44/1 Velez thinks pental may with advantage replace chloroform and ether in many operations of short duration. 1893 Syd. Soc. Lex., Pental. C5H10. Trimethylethylene... It has been used as an anæsthetic, but is not a safe drug. |