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METHOXYFLURANE
Definition of METHOXYFLURANE
noun
An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of its detrimental effects on the kidneys.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From methoxy + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, METHOXYFLURANE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
METHOXYFLURANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
METHOXYFLURANE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEFHLMNORTUXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start METHOXYFLU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found METHOXYFLURANE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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