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
Word origin
C20: from pro-1 + (co)caine
procaine in American English
(ˈproʊˌkeɪn)
noun
a synthetic crystalline compound, C13H20N2O2·HCl, used as a local anesthetic