COCAIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cocain; cocaine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cocain" is a kind of...):

hard drug (a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cocain"):

basuco (low-grade cocaine mixed with coca paste and cannabis)

blow; C; coke; nose candy; snow (street names for cocaine)

crack; crack cocaine; tornado (a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive)

Holonyms ("cocain" is a substance of...):

coca (dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect)

Derivation:

cocainise; cocainize (anesthetize with cocaine)