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benzamine

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ben⋅za⋅mine

  [ben-zuh-meen]
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–noun Pharmacology.
eucaine.
Origin:
benz- + amine

eu⋅caine

  [yoo-keyn, yoo-keyn]
–noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline solid, C15H21NO2, formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
Also called benzamine.

Origin:
1895–1900; eu- + -caine (as in cocaine )
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Main Entry: eu·caine
Pronunciation: yü-'kAn, 'yü-"kAn
Function: noun
: a piperidine derivative C15H21NO2used especially formerly as a local anesthetic in the form of its white crystalline hydrochloride
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