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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
/ əˈɪ /
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 .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cocaine1
Example Sentences
The jury was told it would hear evidence about the defendant's use of drugs that day - he had used ketamine, said Mr Jones, as well as cannabis and cocaine which was detected in his urine.
Toxicology tests showed Mr O'Rourke had taken cocaine and cannabis and drunk alcohol beforehand and Mr Keyte-Rigby had also consumed alcohol and taken cocaine.
A man who plied his partner with cocaine and then fatally strangled her on the night she tried to leave him has been found guilty of murder.
Since filming wrapped last summer, Taylor has admitted to a decades-long cocaine problem, as well as a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
Henley previously served 13 years in prison for trying to rob an undercover sheriff’s deputy of 33 pounds of cocaine.
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