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noun
A local anesthetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: butacaine sulfate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic
History
From (di)but(yl)a(mine) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
