tetracaine

tet·ra·caine

[te-truh-keyn]
noun Pharmacology.
a white, water-soluble, crystalline solid, C 15 H 24 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as an anesthetic.

Origin:
1930–35; tetra- + (pro)caine

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tetracaine

noun
a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic 
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