novocaine in English
noun
['nəʊvəkeɪn]
brand of procaine, local anaesthetic commonly used in dentistry
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1. 29 The dentist deadened the nerve with novocaine.
2. [Personal experience in 2,000 Anesthetizations with intravenous 2% novocaine]
3. Cocaine also blocks sodium channels, thereby interfering with the propagation of action potentials; thus, like lignocaine and novocaine, it acts as a local anesthetic.