'butacaine' definitions:
Definition of 'butacaine'
From: WordNet
noun
A white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic [syn: butacaine, butacaine sulfate]
Definition of 'butacaine'
From: GCIDE
- butacaine \butacaine\ n. a white crystalline ester (C18H30N2O2) that is applied to mucous membranes as a topical anesthetic. Chemically it is 3-(di-n-butylamino)-1-propanol 4-aminobenzoate (H2N.C6H4.CO.O.(CH2)3N(C4H9)2). It is usually used as the sulfate salt.
- Syn: butacaine sulfate. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]