"Novocaine" meaning in English

See Novocaine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Latin novellus (“new”) + -caine Etymology templates: {{af|en|novellus|-caine|gloss1=new|lang1=la}} Latin novellus (“new”) + -caine Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Novocaine
  1. The commercial name of procaine, a common painkiller drug. Wikipedia link: Novocaine Synonyms: procaine, novocaine
    Sense id: en-Novocaine-en-name-HCUNO4YP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -caine

Alternative forms

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