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ethyl aminobenzoate

ethyl aminobenzoate

6.9
A white solid used to numb a small part of the body
  • noun
  • /ˈɛθɪl ˌeɪmɪnoʊˈbɛnzoʊeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aminobenzoato de etilo
  • The dentist applied ethyl aminobenzoate to numb the patient's gums before the procedure.

Examples

  • Researchers studied the effectiveness of ethyl aminobenzoate as a topical anesthetic.

  • Allergic reactions to ethyl aminobenzoate are rare but can occur in sensitive individuals.

  • The doctor prescribed ethyl aminobenzoate for the patient's pain.

  • Do you have any ethyl aminobenzoate in your medicine cabinet?

  • Researchers studied the effectiveness of ethyl aminobenzoate as a topical anesthetic.

  • The dentist applied ethyl aminobenzoate to numb the patient's gums before the procedure.

  • Allergic reactions to ethyl aminobenzoate are rare but can occur in sensitive individuals.

Synonyms

benzocaine
vsethyl aminobenzoate
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A medicine that numbs a small area to stop pain or itching

is a general local anesthetic chemical not mainly for topical itch relief
Ethocaine
vsethyl aminobenzoate
  • Specialized
9.0

A white powder used to numb a small area for dental and medical work

is the general crystalline chemical used as a local anesthetic not a marketed medicine

Surface Forms

ethyl aminobenzoate singular
ethyl aminobenzoates plural

Morphology

ethyl + aminobenzoate

The form is morphologically compositional in chemical nomenclature — 'ethyl' + 'aminobenzoate' denotes an ethyl ester of an aminobenzoic (benzoate) moiety, so someone familiar with chemical morphemes can infer it is a specific chemical. However 'aminobenzoate' is technical/absent here and the practical sense (that it is a local anesthetic) is not derivable from everyday vocabulary, so an average B1 learner would only get partial information.

Etymology

Ethyl aminobenzoate comes from the names of its parts: ethyl (a small carbon chain), amino (a nitrogen group), and benzoate (a ring related to benzoic acid). The name simply describes the compound, so scientists and doctors use ethyl aminobenzoate for the white chemical used 'to numb' a small area.