novocaine
noun
no·vo·caine
ˈnō-və-ˌkān 
: procaine in the form of its hydrochloride
broadly
: a local anesthetic
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Not very long after that, his assistant came by and numbed my daughter’s finger with novocaine.
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John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
But Richardson is stuck at the dentist—an emergency entailing novocaine, painkillers, the works.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024
The anesthetic took effect almost immediately, and can be described as similar to but much stronger than getting novocaine at the dentist.
—Taryn Brooke, Allure, 7 July 2023
Will Kramer’s novocaine from dental surgery ever wear off?
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2021
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John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
But Richardson is stuck at the dentist—an emergency entailing novocaine, painkillers, the works.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024
The anesthetic took effect almost immediately, and can be described as similar to but much stronger than getting novocaine at the dentist.
—Taryn Brooke, Allure, 7 July 2023
Will Kramer’s novocaine from dental surgery ever wear off?
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2021
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“Novocaine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/novocaine. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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novocaine
noun
no·vo·caine
ˈnō-və-ˌkān
: a form of procaine
also
: an anesthetic that is applied to and acts on only a small part of the body
Etymology
novo-, from Latin novus "new" and cocaine
Medical Definition
novocaine
noun
no·vo·caine
-ˌkān
: procaine in the form of its hydrochloride
broadly
: a local anesthetic
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