phenacaine Hear it!

phenacaine definition

phena·caine (fen′ə kān′, fē′nə-)

noun

  1. an organic, crystalline substance, CHNO, derived from coal tar
  2. its hydrochloride, a local anesthetic, esp. for the eyes

Etymology: phen(etidyl)a(cetphenetidine) + (co)caine

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

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.