Meanings
plural cinchocaines
- countableuncountablemedicineAn amide local anesthetic, the active ingredient in some topical hemorrhoid creams.
Synonyms: dibucaine, nupercaine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn amide local anesthetic, the active ingredient in some topical hemorrhoid creams.
Origin
From cincho(namide) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
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cinchocaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinchocaine
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