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parethoxycaine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parethoxy-caine
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anesthetic drug.

Uncountable

Etymology

From par(a)- (“opposite (1,4) position”) + ethoxy + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

Usage

Questions

What does parethoxycaine mean?
An anesthetic drug.
Where does parethoxycaine come from?
From par(a)- (“opposite (1,4) position”) + ethoxy + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

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