# Novocaine

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The commercial name of procaine, a common painkiller drug.

## Etymology
From Latin novellus (“new”) + -caine.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/novocaine