stovainen.
/ˈstəʊveɪʌɪn/ Pharmacology.
A local anæsthetic, discovered by Fourneau in 1903 (Comptes Rendus Feb. and May 1904).
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1904 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 86 ii. 501 Toxicity of Amyl Chlorohydrin (Stovaine).
1910 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 142/1 This new weapon of the surgeon called Stovaine, created considerable interest in the medical world.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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