Medical Dictionary

benzocaine

noun ben·zo·caine \ˈben-zə-ˌkān\

Medical Definition of BENZOCAINE

:  a white crystalline ester C9H11NO2 used as a local anesthetic—called also ethyl aminobenzoate

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