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procaine

[proh-keyn, proh-keyn]
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noun Pharmacology.
  1. a compound, C13H20N2O2, used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
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Origin of procaine

First recorded in 1915–20; pro-1 + (co)caine
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British Dictionary definitions for procaine

procaine

noun
  1. a colourless or white crystalline water-soluble substance used, as the hydrochloride, as a local anaesthetic; 2-diethylaminoethyl-4-amino benzoate. Formula: NH 2 C 6 H 4 COOC 2 H 4 N(C 2 H 5) 2See also Novocaine
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Word Origin

C20: from pro- 1 + (co) caine
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Word Origin and History for procaine

n.

1918, from pro- + cocaine.

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procaine in Medicine

procaine

(prō′kān′)
n.
  1. A white crystalline powder used in its hydrochloride form as a local anesthetic.
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