HyperDic: procaine

English > 1 sense of the word *procaine*:
NOUN	artifact	procaine, Ethocaine	a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine

procaine > pronunciation
Sounds	prow'key.n
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English > *procaine*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine.
Synonym	Ethocaine
Narrower	procaine hydrochloride, novocaine, Novocain	procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)
Broader	local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic	anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
Spanish	procaína
Catalan	procaïna