amylocaine etymology

English word amylocaine comes from English -caine, English amylo-

Detailed word origin of amylocaine

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-caine English (eng) (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic alkaloid used as an anesthetic.
amylo- English (eng)
amylocaine English (eng) A synthetic local anesthetic, the first to have been developed.

Words with the same origin as amylocaine

Descendants of -caine
amethocaine benzocaine lignocaine novocaine phenacaine pramocaine procaine tetracaine xylocaine
Descendants of amylo-
amylolysis amylomaltase amylopectin amyloplast