procaine

English

Etymology

from pro- (“acting as a substitute or deputy of”) +‎ -caine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.keɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊˌkeɪn/

Noun

procaine (countable and uncountable, plural procaines)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from benzoic acid, used as a local anesthetic, especially in dentistry.

Derived terms

• chloroprocaine
• procaine penicillin

References

• “procaine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “procaine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Poincaré, apocrine, caponier

Italian

Noun

procaine f

1. plural of procaina

Anagrams

• Peronaci, apocrine, carpione, copiarne, erpicano, pecorina