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articaine

articaine noun: a local anesthetic used in dentistry.

Noun

articaine (uncountable)

  1. A local anesthetic used in dentistry.

Forms of articaine

alternative form (dated)carticaine

Origin of articaine

From (c)ar(boxylate) + thi(ophene) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

Questions about articaine

What does articaine mean?
Articaine means a local anesthetic used in dentistry.
What part of speech is articaine?
Articaine is a noun.

Words near articaine in the dictionary

  1. artiads
  2. Artiaga
  3. Artiagas
  4. Artibonite
  5. artic
  6. articaine
  7. artical
  8. articals
  9. articel
  10. artichoke
  11. artichoke bottom

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