Meanings
nounbetoxycaine (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineAn anesthetic drug.
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
- Englishbenzoate
- Englishethoxy
- GermanKokain
- Englishbetoxycaine
From b(enzoate) + ethoxy + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
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APA
betoxycaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betoxycaine
MLA
“betoxycaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betoxycaine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betoxycaine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betoxycaine.
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