PROCAINE

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 I. (noun) 

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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 ("procaine" 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 "procaine"):

Novocain; novocaine; procaine hydrochloride (procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain))

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