[ noun ] a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic <noun.artifact>
butacaine \butacaine\ n. a white crystalline ester ({C18H30N2O2}) that is applied to mucous membranes as a topical anesthetic. Chemically it is 3-(di-n-butylamino)-1-propanol 4-aminobenzoate ({H2N.C6H4.CO.O.(CH2)3N(C4H9)2}). It is usually used as the sulfate salt.