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benzocaine

[ ben-zoh-keyn ]

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. ethyl aminobenzoate; a white, crystalline powder, C 9 H 11 NO 2 , used as a local anesthetic, usually in ointment form.


benzocaine

/ ˈɛԳəʊˌɪ /

noun

  1. a white crystalline ester used as a local anaesthetic; ethyl para -aminobenzoate. Formula: C 9 H 11 NO 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of benzocaine1

First recorded in 1920–25; benzo- + (co)caine
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

He said this may be an unintended consequence of the government’s recent clampdown on cutting agents such as benzocaine.

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Warren said the condition had been triggered by a numbing agent containing benzocaine.

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Doctors determined the woman developed methemoglobinemia after using “large amounts” of topical benzocaine, which she said she used the night before her hospital visit.

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But there was something in those little brown squares — the supplement first included benzocaine, an oral anesthetic that would presumably numb the taste buds.

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Regulators have issued multiple warnings about benzocaine but deaths have continued.

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