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phenacaine

American

[fee-nuh-keyn, fen-uh-] / ˈfi nəˌkeɪn, ˈfɛn ə- /

noun

Pharmacology.

a compound, C 1 8 H 2 2 N 2 O 2 , usually used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic for the eye.

phenacaine British

/ ˈfɛn-, ˈfiːnəˌkeɪn /

noun

a crystalline basic compound that is the hydrochloride of holocaine: used as a local anaesthetic in ophthalmic medicine. Formula: C 18 H 22 N 2 O 2 HCl

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Etymology

Origin of phenacaine

First recorded in 1905–10; phen(o)- + a(cet-) + (co)caine

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