-caine
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German -kain, extracted from the word Kokain (“cocaine”), because cocaine was formerly used as a local anaesthetic.
Suffix
[edit]-caine
- (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]a synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic