lidocaine

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

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

lidocaine (countable and uncountable, plural lidocaines)

1. (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.
   • 2015 August 27, “Intracochlear Bleeding Enhances Cochlear Fibrosis and Ossification: An Animal Study”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In addition, 0.5 ml of 1% lidocaine HCl was injected subcutaneously in the postauricular area for local anesthesia.

• lignocaine

• denatonium (a similar compound with an additional benzyl group)

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

• oleacinid