noun
- Plural of phenacaine; a class of synthetic local anesthetic compounds used in medical and dental procedures.
Usage: technical; medical/pharmaceutical
Examples
- Phenacaines were developed as alternatives to cocaine for topical anesthesia.
- The dentist applied phenacaines to numb the patient's gums before the procedure.
- Researchers studied the efficacy of various phenacaines in clinical trials.
- Phenacaines have largely been replaced by newer anesthetic compounds in modern medicine.