- eucaine
- A local anesthetic.
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eu·caine yü-'kān, 'yü-.kān n a piperidine derivative C15H21NO2 used esp. formerly as a local anesthetic in the form of its white crystalline hydrochloride
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eucaine
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eucaine — [yo͞o′kān΄, yo͞o kān′] n. [ EU + (CO)CAINE] either of two cocainelike synthetic alkaloids, alpha eucaine, C19H27NO4, or beta eucaine, C15H21NO2, made from piperidine: the hydrochloride of beta eucaine is used as a local anesthetic for animals and … English World dictionary
eucaine — /ˈjukeɪn/ (say yoohkayn) noun 1. a piperidine derivative formerly used as a local anaesthetic as a substitute for cocaine, C19H27NO4 (alpha eucaine). 2. a similar but less used compound, C15H21NO2 (beta eucaine); benzamine. {eu + (co)caine} …
eucaine — yüˈkān, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary eu + caine; originally formed as German eucain (now eukain) : a local anesthetic C15N21NO2 derived from piperidine and usually administered as the white crystalline… … Useful english dictionary
eucaine — /yooh kayn , yooh kayn/, n. Pharm. a white, crystalline solid, C15H21NO2, formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine. Also called benzamine. [1895 1900; EU + caine (as in COCAINE)] * * * … Universalium
eucaine — noun A derivative of cocaine used as a local anesthetic in veterinary medicine … Wiktionary
eucaine — n. substance formerly used as a local anesthetic … English contemporary dictionary
eucaine — eu·caine … English syllables
eucaine — n. synthetic alkaloid used as local anaesthetic … Dictionary of difficult words
alpha-eucaine — /ælfə ˈjukeɪn/ (say alfuh yoohkayn) noun → eucaine (def. 1) …
beta-eucaine — /bitə ˈjukeɪn/ (say beetuh yoohkayn) noun → eucaine (def. 2). Also, betacaine /ˈbitəkeɪn/ (say beetuhkayn) …
