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procaine

[ proh-keyn, proh-keyn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a compound, C 1 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.


procaine

/ ˈprəʊkeɪn; prəʊˈkeɪn /

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 ) 2 See also Novocaine
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of procaine1

First recorded in 1915–20; pro- 1 + (co)caine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of procaine1

C20: from pro- 1+ ( co ) caine

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