Category:Stovain

Sto"va*in, n. Also -ine. [stove (a translation of the name of the Discoverer, fourneau + -in, -ine.] (pharm.)

Defn: a substance, c14h22o2ncl, the hydrochloride of an amino Compound containing benzol, used, in solution with strychnine, as a Local anæsthetic, esp. by injection into the sheath of the spinal Cord, producing anæsthesia below the point of introduction.