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benzocaine definition

benzo·caine (ben′zō kān′, -zə-)

noun

a white, crystalline, odorless powder, CHNHCOOCH, used in ointments as a local anesthetic and for protection against sunburn; ethyl-para-aminobenzoate

Etymology: benzo- + (co)caine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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