"benzocaine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛn.zəˌkeɪn/ [General-American] Forms: benzocaines [plural]
enPR: bĕn′-zə-kānʹ [General-American] Etymology: From benzo(ate) + -caine (“local anesthetic”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|benzoate|-caine|alt1=benzo(ate)|t2=local anesthetic}} benzo(ate) + -caine (“local anesthetic”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} benzocaine (countable and uncountable, plural benzocaines)
  1. (pharmacology) A local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever. Wikipedia link: benzocaine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Translations (local anesthetic): 對氨基苯甲酸乙酯 /对氨基苯甲酸乙酯 (deoi³ on¹ gei¹ bun² gaap³ syun¹ jyut³ zi²) (Chinese Cantonese), 对氨基苯甲酸乙酯 (duì'ānjīběnjiǎsuānyǐzhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), benzokaiini (Finnish), benzokaina [feminine] (Polish)

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