lignocaine

[ lig-nuh-keyn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. lidocaine.

lignocaine

/ ˈlɪɡnəˌkeɪn /

noun

1. another name for lidocaine

Word History and Origins

Origin of lignocaine¹

1950–55; ligno- + ( xylo ) caine an earlier name ( ligno- being the Latin version of xylo- ); for -caine, lidocaine

Word History and Origins

Origin of lignocaine¹

C20: from ligno- + caine, on the model of cocaine

Example Sentences

Or maybe I’m just a sucker for a novel that opens with a British dental surgeon named JP Wintergreen injecting himself with lignocaine and attempting to pull his own teeth.

From New York Times