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vəˌkeɪn Pharmacology, Trademark.
a brand of procaine.
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Word Origin & History
novocain
1905, originally a trademark name for procaine (by Lucius & Brüning, Hoechst am Main, Germany), from L. novus "new" + Eng. -caine, abstracted from cocaine. As a local anaesthetic, it began as a substitute for cocaine.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
Novocain No·vo·cain (nō'və-kān')
A trademark used for an anesthetic preparation of procaine.
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Cultural Dictionary
Novocain [(noh-vuh-kayn)]A substance used as a local anesthetic in medicine and dentistry. Novocain is a trademark.
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