Pharmacy. [a. F. stovaïne, formed after cocaïne (see COCAINE); the first element is obscure.] A local anæsthetic, discovered by Fourneau in 1903 (Comptes Rendus Feb. and May, 1904).
1904. Jrnl. Chem. Soc., LXXXVI. II. 501. Toxicity of Amyl Chlorohydrin (Stovaine).
1910. Chamb. Jrnl., Feb., 142/1. This new weapon of the surgeon called Stovaine, created considerable interest in the medical world.
