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eucaine

American  
[yoo-keyn, yoo-keyn] / yuˈkeɪn, ˈyu keɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.

eucaine British  
/ juːˈkeɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of eucaine

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

Example Sentences

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Inject a three per cent solution of eucaine, or six per cent solution of cocaine.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Of later developments, eucaine and novocaine are best known.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

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