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eucaine
[ yoo-keyn, yoo-keyn ]
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
/ juːˈkeɪn /
noun
- a crystalline optically active substance formerly used as a local anaesthetic. Formula: C 15 H 21 NO 2
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Eucaine and stovaine have been used, but are not nearly so satisfactory.
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A solution of beta-eucaine or novocaine may be used in preference to cocaine, as being less dangerous.
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Eucaine is much less toxic than cocaine, and novocaine is said to be still safer.
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Of later developments, eucaine and novocaine are best known.
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For submucous injection it is better to substitute eucaine or novocaine.
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