Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic;
[syn: butacaine, butacaine sulfate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
butacaine \butacaine\ n.
a white crystalline ester (C18H30N2O2) that is applied to
mucous membranes as a topical anesthetic. Chemically it is
3-(di-n-butylamino)-1-propanol 4-aminobenzoate
(H2N.C6H4.CO.O.(CH2)3N(C4H9)2). It is usually used as the
sulfate salt.
Syn: butacaine sulfate.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
butacaine
n 1: a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous
membranes as a local anesthetic [syn: butacaine,
butacaine sulfate]