cocaine

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Pronunciation
/kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/
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/kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/ · /ˈkəʊkeɪˌʌɪn/ · /koʊˈkeɪn/ · /ˈkoʊˌkeɪn/ · /kɵˈkɛjn/ · /kɵˈken/

Definition of cocaine

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
  2. (countable, uncountable, usually)An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
    “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.”
    “All I get, uh, is this cup of cold coffee and cocaine / And your ugly face, look out”
    “Cocaine’s awfully expensive stuff, isn't it? Is it worth it?”
  3. (countable)Any chemical derivative of this drug.

verb

  1. Synonym of cocainize.
    “[…] cocaining the eye, then introducing a speculum, or having an assistant hold the lids open with retractors.”

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Etymology

From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.

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