Noun: ethyl chloride 'e-thul 'klo,rId
- A colourless flammable gas used as a local surface anaesthetic
"The sports physician used ethyl chloride spray to numb the athlete's injury"
Type of: local, local anaesthetic [Brit, Cdn], local anesthetic [N. Amer], topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic
Encyclopedia: Ethyl chloride