Meaning & use
Novocaine
A trademarked local anesthetic, chemically known as procaine, once widely used by dentists to numb tissue.
See it in a sentence
The dentist injected Novocaine into my gum before drilling the cavity.
He could still feel pressure but no pain once the Novocaine took effect.
A note on using this word
Novocaine is technically a brand name; many dentists now use other anesthetics but still use the word loosely for any numbing injection.
Words with a similar meaning
procaine
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