pyrrocaine

P3Y4R1R1O1C3A1I1N1E1

noun

An anesthetic drug.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounpyrrocaine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn anesthetic drug.

Origin

From pyrro(lidinyl) + -caine + [Term?] (“local anesthetic”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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