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oxybuprocaine

oxybuprocaine noun: a local anesthetic, used especially in ophthalmology and otolaryngology.

Noun

oxybuprocaine (uncountable)

  1. A local anesthetic, used especially in ophthalmology and otolaryngology.
    Synonyms:
    benoxinate

Synonyms of oxybuprocaine

Origin of oxybuprocaine

From oxybu- (“alteration of butoxy”) + procaine.

Questions about oxybuprocaine

What does oxybuprocaine mean?
Oxybuprocaine means a local anesthetic, used especially in ophthalmology and otolaryngology.
What part of speech is oxybuprocaine?
Oxybuprocaine is a noun.

Words near oxybuprocaine in the dictionary

  1. oxybromic
  2. oxybromide
  3. oxybromides
  4. oxybromination
  5. oxybrominations
  6. oxybuprocaine
  7. oxybutynin
  8. oxybutyric
  9. oxycalcium
  10. oxycalcium light
  11. oxycalcium lights

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