eucaine

[ yoo-keyn, yoo-keyn ]

/ yuˈkeɪn, ˈyu keɪn /

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noun Pharmacology.

a white, crystalline solid, C15H21NO2, formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.

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Also called benzamine.

Origin of eucaine

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

Words nearby eucaine

Etzel, Eu, eubacteria, Euboea, Euboean, eucaine, eucalyptol, eucalyptus, eucarpic, eucaryote, eucharis

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How to use eucaine in a sentence

Eucaine and stovaine have been used, but are not nearly so satisfactory.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
A solution of beta-eucaine or novocaine may be used in preference to cocaine, as being less dangerous.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
Eucaine is much less toxic than cocaine, and novocaine is said to be still safer.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
Of later developments, eucaine and novocaine are best known.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various

For submucous injection it is better to substitute eucaine or novocaine.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for eucaine

eucaine

/ (juːˈkeɪn) /

noun

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

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