lidocaine

See also: lidocaïne

English

Etymology

See -caine.

Noun

lidocaine (countable and uncountable, plural lidocaines)

(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
French: lidocaïne (fr) f
German: Lidocain (de) n

Hungarian: lidokain
Portuguese: lidocaína f
Spanish: lidocaína f

Anagrams

oleacinid

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