benzocaine
/ˈbenzəʊkeɪn/noun
mass noun
1- Medicine a synthetic crystalline compound which is used as a local anaesthetic【医】苯唑卡因(用作局部麻醉剂的合成晶体化合物)。
1.1
- Alternative name: ethyl para-aminobenzoate; chem. formula NH2C6H4COOC2H5.又名:氨基苯甲酸乙酯; 化学分子式:NH2C6H4COOC2H5.
词源
1920s: from BENZOIC ACID + -caine (from COCAINE).