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cocaine Definition

co·caine (kō kān, kōkān′)

noun

a crystalline alkaloid, CHNO, obtained from dried coca leaves: it was once much used in medicine and dentistry to lessen pain, but it is habit-forming when used as a stimulant

Etymology: coca + -ine

cocaine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • snort: For example, have you ever snorted cocaine from the belly-button of a famous female rock ' n ' roll star?
  • sniff: She'd had enough when she found out I was taking drugs - by the age of 18 I was sniffing cocaine and heroine.
  • smuggle: He was arrested and charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine into Scotland.
  • inject: Some users inject cocaine into a muscle or vein; or it is converted into a smokable form called freebase.
  • crack: A baby born with fetal alcohol syndrome, or addicted to crack cocaine, is easy to identify.
  • seize: Other policemen in Maputo had tried to sell seized cocaine.

Preposition: with

  • intent: A significant quantity of crack cocaine was recovered and he has been charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to supply.
  • value: Cocaine with a street value of £ 1million was seized during a series of raids this week.

Adjective modifier

  • suspected: Searches of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of suspected crack cocaine, with an estimated street value of £ 4500.
  • pure: A kilo of pure cocaine has a street value an order of magnitude higher than a kilo of muesli.
  • much: The star had taken so much cocaine he'd lost control of his bowels.

Modifies a noun

  • addiction: I was telling you earlier about the student, Pete, who was enslaved by his cocaine addiction.
  • addict: There are a reported two million male cocaine addicts in the US.
  • hydrochloride: To become a dependent user of cocaine hydrochloride would usually take longer.
  • misuser: Rachel Brockington has been working with crack cocaine misusers for over 12 months.
  • abuser: In the C.A. fellowship, you are among recovering cocaine abusers who are living without drugs.
  • trafficker: ANSWER Mia Farrow Q15 Which bank in 1988, was charged with laundering money for cocaine traffickers?

Noun used with modifier

  • crack: The crack cocaine epidemic was taking its toll on the inner city.
  • iia: The start of a Phase IIa cocaine administration trial was announced on 14 April 2003.
  • smuggling: He made millions, or perhaps billions, of dollars smuggling cocaine into the United States.
cocaine Quotes

Cocaine habit-forming? Of course not. I ought to know. I've been using it for years.

—Bankhead,Tallulah

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