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procaine

American

[proh-keyn, proh-keyn] / proʊˈkeɪn, ˈproʊ keɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

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

procaine British

/ ˈprəʊkeɪn, prəʊˈkeɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of procaine

First recorded in 1915–20; pro- ¹ + (co)caine

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The ionization constant for procaine is 7 10−6.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

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

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

With a small hypodermic, the surgeon injected a second anesthetic, procaine, into the upper eyelid.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the dentist shoots procaine, for instance, into gums, it painproofs that area only and keeps it from flashing pain messages toward the brain.

From Time Magazine Archive

The procaine needle flicked out and in, out and in.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

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