Ethocaine vs local

local vs Ethocaine

Ethocaine and local both are nouns.

Ethocaine is not an adjective while local is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Ethocaine	Yes	No	No	No
local	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, local is a hypernym of Ethocaine; that is, local is a word with a broader meaning than Ethocaine:

Ethocaine: a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine
local: anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

Other hypernyms of Ethocaine include local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic.

Ethocaine (noun)	local (noun)
a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine	public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
	anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

Ethocaine (adjective)	local (adjective)
	relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
	affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
	of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood

Difference between Ethocaine and local

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