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propoxycaine

propoxycaine noun: a local anesthetic.

Noun

propoxycaine (uncountable)

  1. A local anesthetic.

Origin of propoxycaine

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

Questions about propoxycaine

What does propoxycaine mean?
Propoxycaine means a local anesthetic.
What part of speech is propoxycaine?
Propoxycaine is a noun.

Words near propoxycaine in the dictionary

  1. propoundment
  2. propoundments
  3. propounds
  4. propoxate
  5. propoxur
  6. propoxycaine
  7. propoxyphene
  8. propoxyphenes
  9. Propp
  10. proppage
  11. proppant

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