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novocaine

 

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Noun novocaine has 1 sense
  1. procaine hydrochloride, novocaine, Novocain - procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)
    --1 is a kind of procaine, Ethocaine

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Novocaine

Definitions:

1. Noun (Medicine)

Novocaine refers to a local anesthetic drug that is used during medical and dental procedures to numb a specific area of the body.

Example sentence: The dentist injected novocaine into my gums before starting the filling.

2. Noun (Colloquial)

In colloquial usage, novocaine is used to indicate a state of emotional or mental numbness.

Example sentence: After the tragic incident, she felt as if novocaine had enveloped her emotions.

Possible related products:

Novocaine gel

Dental anesthetic

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