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procainamide

UK/pɹəʊˈkeɪ.nəm.ʌɪd/US/pɹoʊˈkeɪ.nəˌmaɪd/

procainamide noun: a base of an amide related to procaine (trademark Pronestyl) that is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₂₁N₃O·HCl as a cardiac depressant especially in the treatment of ventricular and atrial arrhythmias.

Noun

procainamide (uncountable)

  1. A base of an amide related to procaine (trademark Pronestyl) that is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₂₁N₃O·HCl as a cardiac depressant especially in the treatment of ventricular and atrial arrhythmias.

Origin of procainamide

From procaine + -amide.

Words formed from procainamide

  • procainamide hydrochloride

Questions about procainamide

What does procainamide mean?
Procainamide means a base of an amide related to procaine (trademark Pronestyl) that is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₂₁N₃O·HCl as a cardiac depressant especially in the treatment of ventricular and atrial arrhythmias.
What part of speech is procainamide?
Procainamide is a noun.
How do you pronounce procainamide?
Procainamide is pronounced /pɹəʊˈkeɪ.nəm.ʌɪd/ (UK).

Words near procainamide in the dictionary

  1. procachectic
  2. procacious
  3. procaciously
  4. procacities
  5. procacity
  6. procainamide
  7. procaine
  8. procaine penicillin
  9. procaines
  10. procalcific
  11. procalcification

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