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Definition of cocaine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cocaine

noun
 
/kəʊˈkeɪn/
 
/kəʊˈkeɪn/
(also informal coke)
[uncountable]
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  1. a powerful drug that some people take illegally for pleasure and can become addicted to. Doctors sometimes use it as an anaesthetic.Topics Social issuesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • crack
    • freebase
    • powder
    • …
    … of cocaine
    • gram
    • kilogram
    • ounce
    • …
    verb + cocaine
    • abuse
    • freebase
    • inject
    • …
    cocaine + noun
    • possession
    • injection
    • baron
    • …
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from coca + -ine.
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