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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative letter-case form of Novocaine. alt-of, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain) wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The commercial name of procaine, a common painkiller drug.

   "Novocaine for the soul / You'd better give me something / To fill the hole / Before I sputter out"

Synonyms

All synonyms

novocainprocaineprocaine hydrochloride

Example

More examples

"Novocaine for the soul / You'd better give me something / To fill the hole / Before I sputter out"

Etymology

From Latin novellus (“new”) + -caine.

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