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cocaine

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co·caine  (k-kn, kkn)
n.
A colorless or white crystalline alkaloid, C17H21NO4, extracted from coca leaves, sometimes used in medicine as a local anesthetic especially for the eyes, nose, or throat and widely used as an illicit drug for its euphoric and stimulating effects.

[French cocaïne, from coca, coca, from Spanish; see coca.]

cocaine, cocain [kəˈkeɪn]
n
(Law / Recreational Drugs) an addictive narcotic drug derived from coca leaves or synthesized, used medicinally as a topical anaesthetic. Formula: C17H21NO4
[from coca + -ine1]

cocaine  (k-kn)
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: C17H21NO4.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cocainecocaine - a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
basuco - low-grade cocaine mixed with coca paste and cannabis
coca - dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect
nose candy, coke, snow, blow, C - street names for cocaine
crack cocaine, tornado, crack - a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
hard drug - a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction
Translations
cocaine [kəˈkeɪn]
A. Ncocaína f
B. CPD cocaine addict Ncocainómano/a m/f
cocaine addiction Nadicción f a la cocaína

cocaine [kəʊˈkeɪn]
ncocaïne f
modif
cocaine habit (= addiction) → dépendance f à la cocaïne
his £300 a day cocaine habit → sa dépendance à la cocaïne qui lui coûtait 300 livres par jour

cocaine
nKokain nt

cocaine [kəˈkeɪn] ncocaina
cocaine [kəˈkeɪn] ncocaina

cocaine
n cocaine [kəˈkein]
an addictive drug formerly used to deaden pain. kokaïne كوكائين кокаин kokain kokain das Kokain κοκαΐνη cocaína kokaiin کوکائین kokaiini cocaïne קוֹקָאִין कोकीन, नशीली वस्तु kokain kokain kokain kókaín cocaina コカイン 코카인 kokainas kokaīns kokain cocaa ane kokain kokaina cocaína cocaină кокаин kokaín kokain kokain kokain ยาเสพติดชนิดหนึ่ง kokain 古柯鹼 кокаїн نشہ آور دوا côcain

cocaine كوكايين kokain kokain Kokain κοκαΐνη cocaína kokaiini cocaïne kokain cocaina コカイン 코카인 cocaïne kokain kokaina cocaína кокаин kokain ยาเสพติดชนิดหนึ่ง kokain côcain 咔咔因


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"On the contrary," he answered, "it would prevent me from taking a second dose of cocaine.
It is unlike tobacco, or cocaine, or morphine, or all the rest of the long list of drugs.
Save for the occasional use of cocaine, he had no vices, and he only turned to the drug as a protest against the monotony of existence when cases were scanty and the papers uninteresting.
 
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