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From piper(idinyl) + -o- + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
piperocaine
Today it means: A local anesthetic. Full definition →
Today it means: A local anesthetic. Full definition →
From piper(idinyl) + -o- + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.