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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive [syn: cocaine, cocain]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1874 a bitter crystalline alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ obtained from coca leaves that is used especially in the form of its hydrochloride medically as a topical anesthetic and illicitly for its euphoric effects and that may result in a compulsive psychological need

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a drug derived from coca or prepared synthetically, used as a local anaesthetic and as a stimulant. Etymology: COCA + -INE(4)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Cocaine is a powerful drug which some people take for pleasure, but which they can become addicted to.

Moby Thesaurus

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