eucaine

[ yoo-keyn, yoo-keyn ]

/ yuˈkeɪn, ˈyu keɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

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

Nearby words

eu-, eubacteria, eubacterium, euboea, euboean, eucaine, eucalyptol, eucalyptus, eucarpic, eucaryotae, eucaryote

Origin of eucaine

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

Also called benzamine.

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Examples from the Web for eucaine

Eucaine and stovaine have been used, but are not nearly so satisfactory.
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.
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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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