lidocaine

See also: lidocaïne

English

Chemical structure of lidocaine

Etymology

From (acetani)lid(e) +‎ -o- +‎ -caine, from cocaine.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪd.ə(ʊ).keɪn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ.dəˌkeɪn/

Noun

lidocaine (countable and uncountable, plural lidocaines)

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline compound C₁₄H₂₂N₂O that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent.

Synonyms

lignocaine

Coordinate terms

denatonium (a similar compound with an additional benzyl group)

Derived terms

lidocaine hydrochloride

Translations

local anesthetic

Catalan: lidocaïna f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 利多卡因 (lìduōkǎyīn)
Finnish: lidokaiini (fi)
French: lidocaïne (fr) f
German: Lidocain (de) n
Hungarian: lidokain
Korean: 리도카인 (ridokain)
Polish: lidokaina (pl) f
Portuguese: lidocaína f
Romanian: lidocaină f
Russian: лидокаи́н (ru) (lidokaín)
Spanish: lidocaína f

References

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

Anagrams

oleacinid

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