"procaine" meaning in English

See procaine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊ.keɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹoʊˌkeɪn/ [General-American] Forms: procaines [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊkeɪn Etymology: from pro- (“acting as a substitute or deputy of”) + -caine. Etymology templates: {{con|en|pro|caine|t1=acting as a substitute or deputy of}} pro- (“acting as a substitute or deputy of”) + -caine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} procaine (countable and uncountable, plural procaines)
  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from benzoic acid, used as a local anesthetic, especially in dentistry. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: chloroprocaine, hydroxyprocaine, oxybuprocaine, procainamide, procaine penicillin

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