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单词 eucaine
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eucaine

[ yoo-keyn, yoo-keyn ]
/ yuˈkeɪn, ˈyu keɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

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

Origin of eucaine

1895–1900; eu- + -caine (as in cocaine)

Words nearby eucaine

Eu, eubacteria, Eubacterium, Euboea, Euboean, eucaine, eucalyptol, eucalyptus, eucarpic, Eucaryotae, eucaryote
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Example sentences from the Web for eucaine

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

    A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
  • Eucaine is much less toxic than cocaine, and novocaine is said to be still safer.

    A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
  • Of later developments, eucaine and novocaine are best known.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for eucaine

eucaine
/ (juːˈkeɪn) /

noun

a crystalline optically active substance formerly used as a local anaesthetic. Formula: C 15 H 21 NO 2
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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