Though both anesthetic agents were developed around the same time (the 1840s), chloroform soon emerged as the more widely used, as it took action faster and was non-flammable.

虽然这两种麻醉剂在这时都已成熟（19世纪四十年代），但是氯仿很快出现并被广泛应用因为它起效快并且不易燃。

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Though both anesthetic agents were developed around the same time (the 1840s) chloroform soon emerged as the more widely used as it took action faster and was non-flammable.

虽然这两种麻醉剂在这时都已成熟(19世纪四十年代)，但是氯仿很快出现并被广泛应用因为它起效快并且不易燃。

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