TETRACAINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tetracaine mean? 

• TETRACAINE (noun)
  The noun TETRACAINE has 1 sense:

1. a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic

  Familiarity information: TETRACAINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TETRACAINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tetracaine" is a kind of...):

local; local anaesthetic; local anesthetic; topical anaesthetic; topical anesthetic (anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body)

 Context examples 

A synthetic butylamino-benzoate derivative related to tetracaine and a peripherally acting antitussive, nonnarcotic Benzonatate reduces the cough reflex by anesthetizing and depressing mechanoreceptors in the respiratory passages, lungs, and pleura.

(Benzonatate, NCI Thesaurus)