noun
- Plural of eucaine; synthetic local anesthetic compounds derived from cocaine, used in medical and dental procedures.
Usage: technical; medical; chemistry
Examples
- Eucaines were developed as safer alternatives to cocaine for topical anesthesia.
- The dentist applied eucaines to numb the patient's gum before the procedure.
- Early pharmaceutical research explored various eucaines for their anesthetic properties.
- Eucaines have largely been replaced by more modern anesthetic agents in clinical practice.