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procaine definition

pro·caine (prō′kān′)

noun

a synthetic crystalline compound, CHNO·HCl, used as a local anesthetic
in full procaine hydrochloride

Etymology: pro- + (co)caine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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