lidocaine

See also: lidocaïne

English

Etymology

See -caine.

Noun

lidocaine (countable and uncountable, plural lidocaines)

1. (medicine) A local anesthetic, 2-(diethylamino)-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)acetamide, that is also used as a antiarrhythmic drug.

Synonyms

• lignocaine

Coordinate terms

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

Translations

local anesthetic

• Finnish: lidokaiini (fi)
• French: lidocaïne (fr) f
• German: Lidocain (de) n
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• Hungarian: lidokain
• Portuguese: lidocaína f
• Spanish: lidocaína f

Anagrams

• oleacinid