English Explanatory Dictionary

Novocaine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The commercial name of procaine, a common painkiller drug.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Novocaine.

Word forms

Novocaine Novocain novocaines

Etymology

From Latin novellus (“new”) + -caine.

Synonyms

procaine

Derived words

bupivacaine mepivacaine ropivacaine
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