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dibucaine

American

[dahy-byoo-keyn] / daɪˈbyu keɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a compound, C 20 H 29 N 3 O 2 , used as a local and spinal anesthetic.

Etymology

Origin of dibucaine

di- ¹ + bu(tyl) + (co)caine

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