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hexylcaine

hexylcaine noun: a particular kind of short-acting local anesthetic.

Noun

hexylcaine (uncountable)

  1. A particular kind of short-acting local anesthetic.

Origin of hexylcaine

From (cyclo)hexyl + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

Questions about hexylcaine

What does hexylcaine mean?
Hexylcaine means a particular kind of short-acting local anesthetic.
What part of speech is hexylcaine?
Hexylcaine is a noun.

Words near hexylcaine in the dictionary

  1. hexylaldehyde
  2. hexylamine
  3. hexylamines
  4. hexylamino
  5. hexylaminos
  6. hexylcaine
  7. hexylene
  8. hexylenes
  9. hexylic
  10. hexyloxy
  11. hexylresorcinol

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