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cocaine

, cocain
an addictive narcotic drug derived from coca leaves or synthesized, used medicinally as a topical anaesthetic. Formula: C17H21NO4
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cocaine

[kō′kān]
(pharmacology)
C17H21O4N An alkaloid obtained from coca leaves that is used for local anesthesia and as a tonic in digestive and nervous disorders.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Cocaine

 

an alkaloid obtained from the leaves of the coca shrub. It is an anodyne. Cocaine is used in the form of powders and solutions as a local anesthetic in ophthalmology, otolaryngology, urology, and stomatology. It is highly toxic. When first absorbed, it is a stimulant; it later inhibits the nervous system. Repeated, uncontrolled use of cocaine may result in addiction, or cocainism.

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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