procaine (redirected from procain)

pro·caine  (prkn)

n.

A white crystalline powder, C₁₃H₂₀N₂O₂, used chiefly in its hydrochloride form as a local anesthetic in medicine and dentistry.

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[pro- + (co)caine, (because it is the precursor of cocaine).]

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