What is "butacaine"

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.

n. A local anesthetic.

n. a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic [syn: butacaine sulfate]

Butacaine is a local anesthetic. Butacaine is a white crystalline ester.