Meanings
nounbenzocaine (countable and uncountable, plural benzocaines)
plural benzocaines
- countableuncountablemedicineA local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic
Similar
ethyl aminobenzoate
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzoic
- Englishbenzo(ate)
- GermanKokain
- Englishbenzocaine
From benzo(ate) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 對氨基苯甲酸乙酯 /对氨基苯甲酸乙酯
- 對氨基苯甲酸乙酯 /对氨基苯甲酸乙酯 (deoi³ on¹ gei¹ bun² gaap³ syun¹ jyut³ zi²)local anesthetic
Chinese Mandarin 对氨基苯甲酸乙酯
- 对氨基苯甲酸乙酯 (duì'ānjīběnjiǎsuānyǐzhǐ)local anesthetic
Finnish benzokaiini
- benzokaiinilocal anesthetic
Polish benzokaina
- benzokainalocal anesthetic
Cite this entry
APA
benzocaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzocaine
MLA
“benzocaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzocaine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benzocaine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzocaine.
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