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Noun: cocaine  kow'keyn
  1. A narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anaesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
    - cocain

Derived forms: cocaines

Type of: hard drug

Part of: coca

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