lidocaine

See also: lidocaïne

English

Chemical structure of lidocaine

Etymology

From (acetani)lid(e) +‎ -o- +‎ -caine, from cocaine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪd.ə(ʊ).keɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ.dəˌkeɪn/

Noun

lidocaine (countable and uncountable, plural lidocaines)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline compound C₁₄H₂₂N₂O that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent.

Synonyms

• lignocaine

Coordinate terms

• denatonium (a similar compound with an additional benzyl group)

Derived terms

• lidocaine hydrochloride

Translations

local anesthetic

• Catalan: lidocaïna f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 利多卡因 (lìduōkǎyīn)

• Finnish: lidokaiini (fi)
• French: lidocaïne (fr) f
• German: Lidocain (de) n
• Hungarian: lidokain
• Korean: 리도카인 (ridokain)
• Polish: lidokaina (pl) f
• Portuguese: lidocaína f
• Romanian: lidocaină f
• Russian: лидокаи́н (ru) (lidokaín)
• Spanish: lidocaína f

References

• “lidocaine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “lidocaine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• oleacinid