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novocaine
(novo|caine)
Pronunciation:
/ˈnəʊvəkeɪn/
(also
trademark
Novocain
)
noun
another term for
procaine
.
Origin:
early 20th century
: from Latin
novus
'new' +
-caine
(from
cocaine
)
Nearby Words
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November
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novennial
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Novokuznetsk
Novosibirsk
Novotný, Antonín
now
NOW
now-now
nowadays
noway
nowcast
