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cocaine
[koh-keyn, koh-keyn]
noun
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
cocaine
/ kəˈkeɪn /
noun
an addictive narcotic drug derived from coca leaves or synthesized, used medicinally as a topical anaesthetic. Formula: C 17 H 21 NO 4
cocaine
A colorless or white crystalline alkaloid extracted from coca leaves. Cocaine is sometimes used in medicine as a local anesthetic, especially for the eyes, nose, or throat. It is also widely used as an illicit drug for its euphoric and stimulating effects. Chemical formula: C 17 H 21 NO 4 .
cocaine
A drug derived from the leaves of a shrub in South America that has an intoxicating effect on the body and can result in dependency if frequently used. Cocaine is used medically as a local anesthetic.
Word History and Origins
Origin of cocaine1
Example Sentences
It’s a Saturday afternoon and the 19-year-old Jacob, who narrates a considerable portion of the play, has already snorted cocaine and is “itching for some . . . action.”
A deputy — who prosecutors said was not privy to the illicit scheme — searched the car after being tipped off and found psilocybin mushrooms and cocaine, and arrested the victim.
They were arrested after two lorries carrying heroin, cocaine and ketamine were intercepted at the Port of Dover in 2022.
The bitter rivalry between the two families is said to date back to the theft of a £20,000 stash of cocaine from a Daniel safe house in the north of Glasgow in 2001.
Petro, whose country is the world's biggest cocaine producer, has said he suspects some of those killed in the US boat strikes were Colombian.
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