Dictionary
eu•caine
Pronunciation: (yOO-kān', yOO'kān), [key]—
n. Pharm.
a white, crystalline solid, C
15H
21NO
2, formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine. Also called
benzamine. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.