Procaine
noun, Pharmacology.
1.
a compound, C 1 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
noun
1.
a colourless or white crystalline water-soluble substance used, as the hydrochloride, as a local anaesthetic; 2-diethylaminoethyl-4-amino benzoate. Formula: NH2C6H4COOC2H4N(C2H5)2 See also Novocaine
procaine pro·caine (prō’kān’)
n.
A white crystalline powder used in its hydrochloride form as a local anesthetic.
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