-caine

suffix

A synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic.

OriginGerman -kain →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. chemistryA synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic.

Origin

  1. German-kain
  2. English-caine

From German -kain, extracted from the word Kokain (“cocaine”), because cocaine was formerly used as a local anaesthetic.

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Translations

French -caïne
  • -caïnea synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic
German -cain
  • -caina synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic
Hungarian -kain
  • -kaina synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic
Spanish -caína
  • -caínaa synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic
Cite this entry
APA

-caine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-caine

MLA

“-caine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-caine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-caine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-caine.

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