Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cocaine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cocaine
n : a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a
surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become
addictive [syn: {cocain}, {coke}, {snow}, {C}]
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