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Cocaine
//kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant. uncountable
- 2 a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive wordnet
- 3 An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.; The powder form of this drug, specifically. countable, uncountable, usually
"Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in Baker-street, buried among his old books, and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature."
- 4 Any chemical derivative of this drug. countable
Verb
- 1 Synonym of cocainize.
"[…] cocaining the eye, then introducing a speculum, or having an assistant hold the lids open with retractors."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.
Etymology 2
From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.
See also for "cocaine"
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