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

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