benzocaine

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How do you pronounce benzocaine?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛn.zəˌkeɪn/.

What does benzocaine mean?

A local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever.

Where does benzocaine come from?

Etymology tree Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English benzoic English -ate English benzo(ate) German Kokain German -kainbor. English -caine English benzocaine From benzo(ate) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

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