|  lignocaine 
 
 lig·no·caine 7 BrE [ˈlɪɡnəkeɪn]  BrE [ˈlɪɡnəʊkeɪn]  NAmE [ˈlɪɡnəkeɪn]   noun uncountable
 =  ↑lidocaine
 
 Word Origin:
 [lignocaine] 1950s: from  ligno-  (Latin  equivalent of  xylo-, used in the earlier name  xylocaine  and reflecting chemical similarity to  xylene) +  -caine  (from  ↑cocaine).
 
 
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