benzocaine

English

Etymology

From benzo(ate) +‎ -caine (“local anesthetic”).

Pronunciation

(General American) enPR: bĕn′-zə-kānʹ, IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.zəˌkeɪn/

Noun

benzocaine (countable and uncountable, plural benzocaines)

(pharmacology) A local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever.

Translations

local anesthetic

Chinese:
Cantonese: 對氨基苯甲酸乙酯／对氨基苯甲酸乙酯 (deoi³ on¹ gei¹ bun² gaap³ syun¹ jyut³ zi²)

Mandarin: 对氨基苯甲酸乙酯 (duì'ānjīběnjiǎsuānyǐzhǐ)
Finnish: benzokaiini
Polish: benzokaina (pl) f

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