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-caine
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càine caîne câine
English
Etymology
en :bor de:-kain<ety:from<Kokain>> 1
From en de -kain, extracted from the word de Kokain cocaine, because cocaine was formerly used as a local anaesthetic.
Suffix
en suffix
en organic chemistry pharmacology A synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic.
Derived terms
en
Translations
a synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic
French: fr -caïne
German: de -cain
Hungarian: hu -kain
Spanish: es -caína f
Anagrams
en acein ENIAC Nicea AINEC naice