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)

1. (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