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From (hydr)ox(y) + eth(yl)a(mine) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From (hydr)ox(y) + eth(yl)a(mine) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.