procainamide

English

Chemical structure of procainamide

Etymology

From procaine +‎ -amide.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹəʊˈkeɪ.nəm.ʌɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈkeɪ.nəˌmaɪd/

Noun

procainamide (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A base of an amide related to procaine (trademark Pronestyl) that is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₂₁N₃O·HCl as a cardiac depressant especially in the treatment of ventricular and atrial arrhythmias.

Derived terms

• procainamide hydrochloride

References

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