Novocaine

See also: novocaine and novocaïne

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin novellus (“new”) +‎ -caine

Proper noun

Novocaine

  1. The commercial name of procaine, a common painkiller drug.
    Synonym: procaine
    • 1996, Mark Oliver Everett; Mark Goldenberg (lyrics), “Novocaine For The Soul”, in Beautiful Freak, performed by Eels:
      Novocaine for the soul / You'd better give me something / To fill the hole / Before i sputter out
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