procaine

from pro- (“acting as a substitute or deputy of”) +‎ -caine.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.keɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊˌkeɪn/

procaine (countable and uncountable, plural procaines)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from benzoic acid, used as a local anesthetic, especially in dentistry.

• chloroprocaine
• procaine penicillin

• “procaine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “procaine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• Poincaré, apocrine, caponier

procaine f

1. plural of procaina

• Peronaci, apocrine, carpione, copiarne, erpicano, pecorina