Definitions for lidocaine

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lidocaine li·do·caine

Spelling: [lahy-duh-keyn]

IPA: /ˈlaɪ dəˌkeɪn/

Lidocaine is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 489 anagrams from letters in lidocaine (acdeiilno).

Definitions for lidocaine

noun

1. a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.

Origin of lidocaine

(acetani)lid(e) + -o- + -caine, extracted from cocaine (to designate an anesthetic)

Examples for lidocaine

I had saline mixed with lidocaine pumped into my face to constrict my blood vessels and numb me so I could endure the zapping.

First introduced in Europe several years ago, PSD502 (aka TEMPE) is a combination of two drugs, lidocaine and prilocaine.

For political junkies, campaigns are cocaine, policy is lidocaine.