eucaine

eucaine [yoo-keyn, yoo-keyn] ExamplesWord Origin noun Pharmacology.

1. a white, crystalline solid, C15H21NO2, formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.

Origin of eucaine 1895–1900; eu- + -caine (as in cocaine)Also called benzamine. Examples from the Web for eucaine Historical Examples of eucaine

Eucaine and stovaine have been used, but are not nearly so satisfactory.

A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)

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Of later developments, eucaine and novocaine are best known.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2

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Eucaine is much less toxic than cocaine, and novocaine is said to be still safer.

A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)

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British Dictionary definitions for eucaine eucaine noun

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