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Novocaine

British  
/ ˈnəʊvəˌkeɪn /

noun

  1. a tradename for procaine hydrochloride See procaine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The former is known as the home of Shark Week and the "90 Day Fiancé" brand of mental Novocaine.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2022

Novocaine, C13H21O2N2Cl, is the salt of the base procaine and hydrochloric acid.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

It was Novocaine or Xylocaine…one of the ‘caine brothers.”

From Forbes • Aug. 31, 2014

Somebody once wrote that my vocal "was more numbing than Novocaine".

From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2010

Watching it produces a numbness that isn’t anything like grief, but more like the tingly approach of a Novocaine local.

From Washington Post

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