procaine

[ proh-keyn, proh-keyn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a compound, C 1 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.

procaine

/ ˈprəʊkeɪn; prəʊˈkeɪn /

noun

1. See Novocaine
   a colourless or white crystalline water-soluble substance used, as the hydrochloride, as a local anaesthetic; 2-diethylaminoethyl-4-amino benzoate. Formula: NH 2 C 6 H 4 COOC 2 H 4 N(C 2 H 5 ) 2 See also Novocaine

Word History and Origins

Origin of procaine¹

First recorded in 1915–20; pro- ¹ + (co)caine

Word History and Origins

Origin of procaine¹

C20: from pro- ¹+ ( co ) caine