: a bitter crystalline alkaloid C17H21NO4 obtained from coca leaves that is used especially in the form of its hydrochloride medically as a topical anesthetic and illicitly for its euphoric effects and that may result in a compulsive psychological need
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One surprising thing Despite the flurry of headlines announcing that, according to an anonymous tip, Liam Payne’s autopsy found pink cocaine in his system, there’s no chemical test for pink cocaine.
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Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Argentine officials also found substances in Payne’s hotel room that appeared to be drugs, as well as evidence of alcohol and narcotics consumption, including the designer drug known as pink cocaine.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The ‘Ndrangheta in the southern region of Calabria, for example, is responsible for much of Europe’s cocaine trade.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 27 Oct. 2024
The mobster has been convicted in absentia with a final guilty ruling for importing cocaine and acting as an intermediary between the Casalesi clan of the Camorra and Colombian drug cartels, police said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Argentine officials also found substances in Payne’s hotel room that appeared to be drugs, as well as evidence of alcohol and narcotics consumption, including the designer drug known as pink cocaine.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The ‘Ndrangheta in the southern region of Calabria, for example, is responsible for much of Europe’s cocaine trade.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 27 Oct. 2024
The mobster has been convicted in absentia with a final guilty ruling for importing cocaine and acting as an intermediary between the Casalesi clan of the Camorra and Colombian drug cartels, police said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Cocaine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocaine. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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cocaine
noun
co·caine
kō-ˈkān 
ˈkō-ˌkān
: a bitter habit-forming drug obtained from coca leaves and used in medicine to deaden pain and illegally for its euphoric effects
Medical Definition
cocaine
noun
co·caine
kō-ˈkān, ˈkō-ˌ
: a bitter crystalline alkaloid C17H21NO4 obtained from coca leaves that is used medically especially in the form of its hydrochloride C17H21NO4·HCl as a topical anesthetic and illicitly for its euphoric effects and that may result in a compulsive psychological need
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