novocain

['nəuvəkein]
  • n. (拉)奴佛卡因(局部麻醉剂)

英文词源


novocain (n.)
also novocaine, 1905, originally a trademark name for procaine (by Lucius & Brüning, Hoechst am Main, Germany), from comb. form of Latin novus "new" (see new) + -caine, abstracted from cocaine. As a local anaesthetic, it began as a substitute for cocaine.

双语例句


1. The play was written with a pen dipped into Novocain.
这剧本是以不伤人的态度来写的.

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2. His gums were dead from the novocain.
他的牙龈因使用麻醉剂而失去了知觉.

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