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amethocaine (iou)



amethocaine noun. M20.
[Perh. from Greek amethustus (see AMETHYST) or blend of AMINO- + METHYL: see -O-, -CAINE.]
A cyclic amino ester, C15H24N2O2, related to procaine which is used as a local anaesthetic, esp. in the eye. Also called tetracaine.
? A proprietary name for this substance is PANTOCAIN.