Definitions for cocaine
koʊˈkeɪn, ˈkoʊ keɪnco·caine

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cocaine, cocain(noun)

   a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive

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1. Cocaine(n.)

   A powerful narcotic alkaloid, C17H21NO4, obtained from the leaves of coca. It is a bitter, white, crystalline substance, and is remarkable for producing local insensibility to pain. It is classified as addictive and is not available in the U. S. without a prescription, but is nevertheless one of the most widespread illegal drugs of abuse. It is used in several forms, including small pellets of free base, called crack. Most of the cacaine illegally used in the U.S. is imported.

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. cocaine(Noun)

   A stimulant narcotic in the form of a white powder that users generally self-administer by insufflation through the nose.

2. cocaine(Noun)

   Any derivative of cocaine.

Origin: From kuka, probably via cocaïne.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Cocaine(noun)

   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

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1. Cocaine

   Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" and the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic. Biologically, cocaine acts as a serotonin–norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor, also known as a triple reuptake inhibitor. It is addictive because of its effect on the mesolimbic reward pathway. Unlike most molecules, cocaine has pockets with both high hydrophilic and lipophilic efficiency, violating the rule of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance. This causes it to cross the blood–brain barrier far better than other psychoactive chemicals and may even induce blood-brain barrier breakdown. It is controlled internationally by Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cocaine

   an alkaloid from the leaf of the coca plant, used as an anæsthetic.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cocaine

   An alkaloid ester extracted from the leaves of plants including coca. It is a local anesthetic and vasoconstrictor and is clinically used for that purpose, particularly in the eye, ear, nose, and throat. It also has powerful central nervous system effects similar to the amphetamines and is a drug of abuse. Cocaine, like amphetamines, acts by multiple mechanisms on brain catecholaminergic neurons; the mechanism of its reinforcing effects is thought to involve inhibition of dopamine uptake.

Anagrams for cocaine »

1. oceanic, Oceanic

2. Oceanic

How to pronounce cocaine?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cocaine in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cocaine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of cocaine in a Sentence

1. Barry Golden:

   He is the last of the Cocaine Cowboys.

2. Inspector Barry Golden:

   He was the last of the Cocaine Cowboys.

3. Barry Blackwell:

   Cocaine was a lot easier to kick than cigarettes.

4. Jerry Brown:

   At least when I was govenor, cocaine was expensive.

5. Lamar Odom:

   She knew I was doing cocaine the whole time after that.

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