procaine

American  

[proh-keyn, proh-keyn] / proʊˈkeɪn, ˈproʊ keɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

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

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procaine British  

/ ˈprəʊkeɪn, prəʊˈkeɪn /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of procaine

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

Example Sentences

Novocaine, C13H21O2N2Cl, is the salt of the base procaine and hydrochloric acid.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The ionization constant for procaine is 7 10−6.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

With a small hypodermic, the surgeon injected a second anesthetic, procaine, into the upper eyelid.

From Time Magazine Archive

After cutting his way to the heart by conventional surgery, Dr. Smithy injected four cubic centimeters of 2% procaine into the heart muscle at the apex.

From Time Magazine Archive

The procaine needle flicked out and in, out and in.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury