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oxetacaine

oxetacaine noun: a potent local anesthetic.

Noun

oxetacaine (uncountable)

  1. A potent local anesthetic.
    Synonyms:
    oxethazaine

Synonyms of oxetacaine

Origin of oxetacaine

From (hydr)ox(y) + eth(yl)a(mine) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

Questions about oxetacaine

What does oxetacaine mean?
Oxetacaine means a potent local anesthetic.
What part of speech is oxetacaine?
Oxetacaine is a noun.

Words near oxetacaine in the dictionary

  1. oxepinoxy
  2. oxepins
  3. oxer
  4. oxers
  5. oxes
  6. oxetacaine
  7. oxetane
  8. oxetanes
  9. oxetanyl
  10. oxetanyls
  11. oxete

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