COCAINE

cocaine, cocain

(noun) a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cocaine (countable and uncountable, plural cocaines)

(uncountable) A stimulant narcotic, derived from cultivated plants of the genus Erythroxylum, in the form of a white powder that users generally self-administer by insufflation through the nose.

(countable) Any derivative of cocaine.

Synonyms

• (slang): blow, booger sugar, Bolivian marching powder, boots, California corn flakes, charlie, coke, girl, nose candy, powder, rock, slim, snow, snuff, white lady, yay, yayo, or yeyo, yola ice, Hard White, Chyna Whyte,crystals, angeldust.

• See also cocaine

Anagrams

• Oceanic, oceanic

Source: Wiktionary


Co"ca*ine, n. (Chem.)

Definition: A powerful alkaloid, C17H21NO4, obtained from the leaves of coca. It is a bitter, white, crystalline substance, and is remarkable for producing local insensibility to pain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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