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stovain

stovain noun: the hydrochloride of the benzoyl ester of 1-(dimethylaminomethyl)-1-methyl propanol, used, in solution with strychnine, as a local anaesthetic.

Noun

stovain (uncountable)

  1. The hydrochloride of the benzoyl ester of 1-(dimethylaminomethyl)-1-methyl propanol, used, in solution with strychnine, as a local anaesthetic.

Origin of stovain

Based on a translation of the French name of the discoverer, Fourneau, meaning stove.

Questions about stovain

What does stovain mean?
Stovain means the hydrochloride of the benzoyl ester of 1-(dimethylaminomethyl)-1-methyl propanol, used, in solution with strychnine, as a local anaesthetic.
What part of speech is stovain?
Stovain is a noun.

Words near stovain in the dictionary

  1. stoutly
  2. stoutness
  3. stoutnesses
  4. stouts
  5. stouty
  6. stovain
  7. stovaine
  8. Stovall
  9. Stovalls
  10. stove
  11. stove enamel

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