phenacaine Pharm.
(ˈfɛnəkeɪn)
Formerly also phenocain(e.
[f. phen- + -a + -caine after cocaine.]
Holocaine.
| 1907 Brit. Pharmaceutical Codex 260 Many synthetic substitutes for cocaine have been suggested for use as local anæsthetics, including..phenacaine (Holocaine). 1911 Ibid. 312 Phenocaine. 1920 Martindale & Westcott Extra Pharmacopœia (ed. 17) I. 331 Holocain Hydrochloride...Syn. Phenocain. 1946 Brit. Jrnl. Pharmacol. I. 99 Pethidine, phenacaine and papaverine possess both aromatic and basic groups and have a quinidine-like action. 1968 [see Holocaine]. |