yüˈkān, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary eu- + -caine; originally formed as German eucain (now eukain )
: a local anesthetic C 15 N 21 NO 2 derived from piperidine and usually administered as the white crystalline hydrochloride — called also beta-eucaine