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benzocaine

/ˈbɛn.zəˌkeɪn/

benzocaine noun: a local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever.

Noun

benzocaine (countable and uncountable, plural benzocaines)

  1. A local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever.

benzocaine meaning in Tamil

benzocaine in Tamil

ஒருவகை வலி நிவாரணி, மயக்க மருந்து

Forms of benzocaine

pluralbenzocaines

Origin of benzocaine

From benzo(ate) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

Questions about benzocaine

What does benzocaine mean?
Benzocaine means a local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever.
What is benzocaine in Tamil?
Benzocaine in Tamil is ஒருவகை வலி நிவாரணி, மயக்க மருந்து. See Benzocaine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is benzocaine?
Benzocaine is a noun.
How do you pronounce benzocaine?
Benzocaine is pronounced /ˈbɛn.zəˌkeɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of benzocaine?
The plural of benzocaine is benzocaines.

Words near benzocaine in the dictionary

  1. benzoazocine
  2. benzoazocines
  3. benzobarbital
  4. benzobarrelene
  5. benzobarrelenes
  6. benzocaine
  7. benzocaines
  8. benzochromene
  9. benzochromenes
  10. benzochromenone
  11. benzochromenones

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Adapted from Wiktionary: benzocaine (page history and authors); benzocaine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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