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-cain-

/keɪn/

-cain- interfix: a procainamide or lidocaine derivative used as a Class I antiarrhythmic.

Interfix

-cain-

  1. A procainamide or lidocaine derivative used as a Class I antiarrhythmic.

Origin of -cain-

From procainamide or lidocaine.

Questions about -cain-

What does -cain- mean?
-cain- means a procainamide or lidocaine derivative used as a Class I antiarrhythmic.
What part of speech is -cain-?
-cain- is an interfix.
How do you pronounce -cain-?
-cain- is pronounced /keɪn/.

Words near -cain- in the dictionary

  1. -buterol
  2. -buvir
  3. -by
  4. -c-
  5. -cade
  6. -cain-
  7. -caine
  8. -calci-
  9. -campsis
  10. -capone
  11. -cardia

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