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phenacaine
phe·na·caine [ fénnə kàyn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
drug used as local anesthetic: a white crystalline compound. Use: local anesthetic in ophthalmology. C18H22N2O2
[Early 20th century. <phen- + -caine]
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