'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]