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chloroprocaine

US/ˌklɔɹ.oʊˈpɹoʊˌkeɪn/

chloroprocaine noun: a local anesthetic (trademark Nesacaine) that constricts the blood vessels, given by injection during surgical procedures and childbirth.

Noun

chloroprocaine (uncountable)

  1. A local anesthetic (trademark Nesacaine) that constricts the blood vessels, given by injection during surgical procedures and childbirth.

Origin of chloroprocaine

From chloro- + procaine.

Words formed from chloroprocaine

  • chloroprocaine hydrochloride

Questions about chloroprocaine

What does chloroprocaine mean?
Chloroprocaine means a local anesthetic (trademark Nesacaine) that constricts the blood vessels, given by injection during surgical procedures and childbirth.
What part of speech is chloroprocaine?
Chloroprocaine is a noun.
How do you pronounce chloroprocaine?
Chloroprocaine is pronounced /ˌklɔɹ.oʊˈpɹoʊˌkeɪn/ (US).

Words near chloroprocaine in the dictionary

  1. chloroplatinites
  2. chloropleth
  3. chloroprednisone
  4. chloroprene
  5. chloroprenes
  6. chloroprocaine
  7. chloropromazine
  8. chloropropamide
  9. chloropropane
  10. chloropropanes
  11. chloropropanol

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