The Collaborative International Dictionary
H2NC6H4COOC2H5
benzocaine \benzocaine\ n. a chemical substance obtainable as a white crystalline ester ( H2N.C6H4.CO.O.C2H5) used as a local anesthetic. Chemically, it is 4-aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester.
Syn: ethyl p-aminobenzoate.