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noun a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- German Kokain German -kainbor. English -caine English tetracaine From tetra- + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
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