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NOVOCAINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does novocaine mean?
• NOVOCAINE (noun)
The noun NOVOCAINE has 1 sense:
1. procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)
Familiarity information: NOVOCAINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Novocain; novocaine; procaine hydrochloride
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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