'benzocaine' definitions:
Definition of 'benzocaine'
From: WordNet
noun
A white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic [syn: benzocaine, ethyl aminobenzoate]
Definition of 'benzocaine'
From: GCIDE
- benzocaine \benzocaine\ n. a chemical substance obtainable as a white crystalline ester (H2N.C6H4.CO.O.C2H5) used as a local anesthetic. Chemically, it is 4-aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester.
- Syn: ethyl p-aminobenzoate. [WordNet 1.5]