desflurane [ Baxter Anaesthesia brand of desflurane,Baxter brand of desflurane,I 653,I-653,I653,Ohmeda brand of desflurane,Suprane,Zeneca brand of desflurane ] volatile anesthetic that differs from isoflurane by substitution of a fluorine atom for the chlorine found on the alpha-ethyl component of isoflurane; MF: CF2-O-CFH-CF3; produces anesthetic preconditi