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lignocaine

UK/ˈlɪɡ.nə(ʊ).keɪn/

lignocaine noun: synonym of lidocaine.

Noun

lignocaine (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of lidocaine.
    Synonyms:
    lidocaine

lignocaine meaning in Tamil

lignocaine in Tamil

உணர்வகற்று மருந்து, லிக்னோகேய்ன்

Synonyms of lignocaine

Origin of lignocaine

From ligno- (“wood, related to xylene”) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

Questions about lignocaine

What does lignocaine mean?
Lignocaine means synonym of lidocaine.
What is lignocaine in Tamil?
Lignocaine in Tamil is உணர்வகற்று மருந்து, லிக்னோகேய்ன். See Lignocaine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lignocaine?
Lignocaine is a noun.
How do you pronounce lignocaine?
Lignocaine is pronounced /ˈlɪɡ.nə(ʊ).keɪn/ (UK).

Words near lignocaine in the dictionary

  1. lignitize
  2. lignitized
  3. lignivorous
  4. ligno-
  5. ligno-tuber
  6. lignocaine
  7. lignocellulase
  8. lignocellulases
  9. lignocellulolytic
  10. lignocellulose
  11. lignocelluloses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lignocaine (page history and authors); lignocaine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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