benzamine

American

[ben-zuh-meen] / ˈbɛn zəˌmin /

noun

Pharmacology.

eucaine.

Etymology

Origin of benzamine

benz- + amine

Example Sentences

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Clever reasoning led him to suspect certain new-fangled pain-killing drugs manufactured from benzamine derivatives of coal tar.

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