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ketocaine

ketocaine noun: a chemical compound, C₁₈H₂₉NO₂, used as an anaesthetic.

Noun

ketocaine (uncountable)

  1. A chemical compound, C₁₈H₂₉NO₂, used as an anaesthetic.

Origin of ketocaine

From keto- + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

Questions about ketocaine

What does ketocaine mean?
Ketocaine means a chemical compound, C₁₈H₂₉NO₂, used as an anaesthetic.
What part of speech is ketocaine?
Ketocaine is a noun.

Words near ketocaine in the dictionary

  1. ketobenzothiazoles
  2. ketobenzoxazole
  3. ketobenzoxazoles
  4. ketobutyrate
  5. ketobutyrates
  6. ketocaine
  7. ketocamphor
  8. ketocarbene
  9. ketocarbenes
  10. ketocarbenoid
  11. ketocarbenoids

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