lignocaine

[ lig-nuh-keyn ]
/ ˈlɪg nəˌkeɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

lidocaine.

Origin of lignocaine

1950–55; ligno- + ( xylo)caine an earlier name ( ligno- being the Latin version of xylo-); for -caine, see lidocaine

Words nearby lignocaine

lignin, lignin sulfonate, lignite, lignivorous, ligno-, lignocaine, lignocellulose, lignum, lignum vitae, ligroin, ligula

British Dictionary definitions for lignocaine

lignocaine
/ (ˈlɪɡnəˌkeɪn) /

noun

another name for lidocaine

Word Origin for lignocaine

C20: from ligno- + caine, on the model of cocaine