amethocaine etymology

English word amethocaine comes from English -caine, English ametho-

Detailed word origin of amethocaine

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-caine English (eng) (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic alkaloid used as an anesthetic.
ametho- English (eng)
amethocaine English (eng) The drug tetracaine.

Words with the same origin as amethocaine

Descendants of -caine
amylocaine benzocaine lignocaine novocaine phenacaine pramocaine procaine tetracaine xylocaine