an addictive narcotic drug derived from coca leaves or synthesized, used medicinally as a topical anaesthetic. Formula: C17H21NO4
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co•caine /koʊˈkeɪn/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Drugsa crystallike substance made from coca leaves, used to kill pain and also used as an illegal drug:addicted to cocaine.
co•caine
(kō kān′, kō′kān),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
- Drugsa bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C17H21NO4, obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- coca + -ine1 1870–75
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'cocaine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ballard
- Brompton mixture
- C, c
- blow
- candy
- class A drug
- coca
- cocainism
- cocainize
- coke
- coked-up
- cokehead
- controlled substance
- crack
- crackhead
- crackhouse
- do
- eucaine
- flake
- freebase
- happy dust
- hard
- lidocaine
- line
- nose candy
- rail
- score
- snort
- snow
- speedball
- tin
- toot
- tricyclic