tetracaine

[ te-truh-keyn ]
/ ˈtɛ trəˌkeɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a white, water-soluble, crystalline solid, C15H24N2O2, used chiefly as an anesthetic.

Origin of tetracaine

First recorded in 1930–35; tetra- + (pro)caine

Words nearby tetracaine

tetra-, tetrabasic, tetrabrach, tetrabranchiate, tetrabromofluorescein, tetracaine, tetracaine hydrochloride, tetracene, tetrachloride, tetrachloroethane, tetrachloroethylene