NOVOCAINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)

Synonyms:

Novocain; novocaine; procaine hydrochloride

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("novocaine" is a kind of...):

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

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