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ETHOCAINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine
Synonyms:
Ethocaine; procaine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Ethocaine" is a kind of...):
local; local anaesthetic; local anesthetic; topical anaesthetic; topical anesthetic (anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Ethocaine"):
Novocain; novocaine; procaine hydrochloride (procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain))
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
