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cocaine

cocaine

386 6.1
A strong addictive drug from coca leaves used illegally to make people energetic and sometimes to numb body parts
  • noun
  • /koʊˈkeɪn/
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translation icon : cocaína
  • Due to its addictive nature, cocaine use has serious health consequences for many individuals.
  • cocaine addiction
  • cocaine use
  • crack cocaine

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Examples

  • Authorities believe she may have been under the influence of crack cocaine.

  • Doctors sometimes prescribe cocaine as a local anesthetic for certain medical procedures.

  • Two months ago, he had been offered cocaine at a law school party.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Our most serious problem today is cocaine and in particular, crack.

  • Because the price, you know, the price of cocaine dropped significantly.

  • The drug dogs smelled cocaine on his plane.

  • But treatment has little ability to reduce demand in the far larger markets for cocaine and methamphetamines.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Your Honor, the prosecution has introduced cocaine as one of the contributing reasons Mr. Marsh died.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I'm concerned that a batch of cocaine may be poisoned with some kind of contaminant.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The police discovered a large stash of cocaine hidden in the warehouse.

Synonyms

coke
vscocaine
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156 9.8

An illegal white powder drug that gives a short strong high

is the formal medical and legal name covering medical use
blow
vscocaine
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58 9.9

An illegal drug usually a white powder called cocaine

is the neutral clinical name also used for medical anesthesia
C
vscocaine
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11 9.9

An illegal white drug called cocaine

is the full technical name used in medical and legal contexts
nose candy
vscocaine
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2 9.9

An illegal white drug that people inhale through the nose

is the scientific and medical name without playful tone

Compounds

20 6.6

A very strong illegal drug people smoke that causes a strong addiction

3 5.5

A person who keeps using cocaine even though it harms them

2 6.5

A strong need to keep using cocaine despite harmful effects

A cheap drink or drug like coffee that people use to feel more awake

How Addictive

heroin
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367 6.6
cocaine
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386 6.1
nicotine
347 4.9
alcohol
813 1.0
caffeine
138 2.0

Surface Forms

cocaine singular
cocaines plural

Morphology

cocaine = coca (semi-transparent) = coca + ine

The drug name is directly formed from 'coca' + the chemical suffix '-ine', but '-ine' is technical and 'coca' is not a high-frequency base for B1 learners, so the relation is not fully transparent.

Etymology

Cocaine comes from the name of the coca plant, whose leaves are used to make the drug. The ending -ine is a common chemical ending meaning 'related to' or 'made from', so cocaine is literally 'the chemical from coca', which explains why the word refers to a powerful substance doctors sometimes use to numb an area and others use illegally to feel very alert.