eucaine

American

[yoo-keyn, yoo-keyn] / yuˈkeɪn, ˈyu keɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.

eucaine British

/ juːˈkeɪn /

noun

a crystalline optically active substance formerly used as a local anaesthetic. Formula: C 15 H 21 NO 2

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Etymology

Origin of eucaine

1895–1900; eu- + -caine (as in cocaine )

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