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From cincho(namide) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cinchocaine
Today it means: An amide local anesthetic, the active ingredient in some topical hemorrhoid creams. Full definition →
Today it means: An amide local anesthetic, the active ingredient in some topical hemorrhoid creams. Full definition →
From cincho(namide) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.