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procaine
(redirected from Novacane)

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pro·caine  (prkn)
n.
A white crystalline powder, C13H20N2O2, used chiefly in its hydrochloride form as a local anesthetic in medicine and dentistry.

[pro- + (co)caine, (because it is the precursor of cocaine).]
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Noun1.procaine - a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine
local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, local - anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
Novocain, novocaine, procaine hydrochloride - procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)


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DJing aside, he's also turned his hand to production under the pseudonyms of Novacane and Chameleon, and runs his own label, Harlem Records, taking full control of the signings.
 
 
 
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