bupivacaine
[ byoo-piv-uh-keyn ]
/ byuˈpɪv əˌkeɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline powder, C18H28N2O, used as a local anesthetic.
Origin of bupivacaine
perhaps
bu(tyl) +
pi(pecoloxylidide) its chemical components +
-vacaine, irregular for
(No)vocain; see
procaine
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buprestid
British Dictionary definitions for bupivacaine
bupivacaine
/ (bjuːˈpɪvəkeɪn) /
noun
a local anaesthetic of long duration, used for nerve blocks
Word Origin for bupivacaine
C20: perhaps from
bu (
tyl) +
pi (
pecoloxylidide), the drug's chemical components +
-vacaine, from (
No)
vocaine