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tricaine

tricaine noun: the ethyl ester of aminobenzoic acid; its methanesulfonate is used as anesthetic for fish.

Noun

tricaine (uncountable)

  1. The ethyl ester of aminobenzoic acid; its methanesulfonate is used as anesthetic for fish

Questions about tricaine

What does tricaine mean?
Tricaine means the ethyl ester of aminobenzoic acid; its methanesulfonate is used as anesthetic for fish.
What part of speech is tricaine?
Tricaine is a noun.

Words near tricaine in the dictionary

  1. tribuzone
  2. trica
  3. tricadecaphobia
  4. tricae
  5. tricaffeoyl
  6. tricaine
  7. tricalbin
  8. tricalbins
  9. tricalcic
  10. tricalcium
  11. tricam

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