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tetracaine

American  
[te-truh-keyn] / ˈtɛ trəˌkeɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a white, water-soluble, crystalline solid, C 15 H 24 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as an anesthetic.

Etymology

Origin of tetracaine

First recorded in 1930–35; tetra- + (pro)caine

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