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holocaine

holocaine noun: phenacaine.

Noun

holocaine (uncountable)

  1. Phenacaine.
    • In the absence of cocaine, I'd recommend holocaine.2014 October 10, Steven Katz, “The Golden Lotus”, in The Knick, season 1, episode 9, spoken by Dr. Bertram "Bertie" Chickering, Jr. (Michael Angarano)

Origin of holocaine

Trademark.

Questions about holocaine

What does holocaine mean?
Holocaine means phenacaine.
What part of speech is holocaine?
Holocaine is a noun.

Words near holocaine in the dictionary

  1. holoblasts
  2. holobook
  3. holobooks
  4. holobranch
  5. holobranchs
  6. holocaine
  7. holocalin
  8. holocall
  9. holocalls
  10. holocam
  11. holocamera

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