Butacaine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  butacaine
       n : a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous
           membranes as a local anesthetic [syn: {butacaine sulfate}]