English
amylocaine
From amylo- + -caine.
Formed from amylo- + -caine
Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-
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Ancient Greek μύλη ‘mill’
Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος ‘not ground at the mill: finely ground (of meal)’
Ancient Greek ἄμυλον
Latin amylum ‘starch’
English amylo-
Today it means
noun A synthetic local anesthetic, the first to have been developed.
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Etymograph / amylocaine