English Explanatory Dictionary

orthocaine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Methyl m-amino-p-hydroxybenzoate, a fine white crystalline powder used as an anesthetic on open wounds.

Word forms

orthocaine orthocaines

Etymology

From ortho- + -caine.

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