Associations to the word «Tetracaine»

Wiktionary

TETRACAINE, noun. (medicine) A local anesthetic 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl 4-(butylamino)benzoate used in opthalmology

Dictionary definition

TETRACAINE, noun. A crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley