PROCAINE

procaine, Ethocaine

(noun) a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

procaine (usually uncountable, plural procaines)

(pharmaceutical drug) A drug used as a local anaesthetic.

Anagrams

• apocrine, caponier

Source: Wiktionary



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