Tetracaine
noun, Pharmacology.
1.
a white, water-soluble, crystalline solid, C 15 H 24 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as an anesthetic.
Read Also:
- Tetracaine hydrochloride
tetracaine hydrochloride tet·ra·caine hydrochloride (tět’rə-kān’) n. A crystalline compound related to procaine and used as a local anesthetic.
- Tetracene
noun, Chemistry. 1. naphthacene.
- Tetrachloride
[te-truh-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-] /ˌtɛ trəˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr-/ noun, Chemistry. 1. a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine. tetrachloride /ˌtɛtrəˈklɔːraɪd/ noun 1. any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule: carbon tetrachloride, CCl4 tetrachloride tet·ra·chlo·ride (tět’rə-klôr’īd’) n. A chemical compound containing four chlorine atoms per molecule.
- Tetrachloroethane
tetrachloroethane tet·ra·chlo·ro·eth·ane (tět’rə-klôr’ō-ěth’ān’) n. A toxic, nonflammable solvent used in the manufacture of paint and varnish removers, photographic films, lacquers, and insecticides.
- Tetrachloroethylene
[te-truh-klawr-oh-eth-uh-leen, -klohr-] /ˌtɛ trəˌklɔr oʊˈɛθ əˌlin, -ˌkloʊr-/ noun, Chemistry. 1. a colorless, nonflammable, nonexplosive liquid, C 2 Cl 4 , used as a solvent, especially in dry cleaning. tetrachloroethylene (tět’rə-klôr’ō-ěth’ə-lēn’) A colorless, nonflammable organic liquid used in dry-cleaning solutions, as an industrial solvent, and as an agent for expelling or destroying parasitic intestinal worms. Also […]