Procaine Hydrochloride (Noun)
Meaning
Procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Procaine hydrochloride is a local anesthetic drug of the amino ester group.
- The procaine hydrochloride was administered to the patient to relieve pain during surgery.
- Procaine hydrochloride was first synthesized in 1905 by Alfred Einhorn.
- Novocain is a brand name for procaine hydrochloride that has become genericized in many countries.
- Procaine hydrochloride is often used in combination with epinephrine to prolong the duration of anesthesia.