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• Coca

  [koh-kuh] /ˈkoʊ kə/ noun 1. a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers. 2. the dried leaves of this shrub, which are chewed for their stimulant properties and which yield and other alkaloids. [koh-kuh] /ˈkoʊ kə/ noun 1. Imogene, 1908–2001, U.S. comic actress. /ˈkəʊkə/ noun 1. either […]

• Coca-cola

  /ˌkəʊkəˈkəʊlə/ noun 1. trademark a carbonated soft drink flavoured with coca leaves, cola nuts, caramel, etc 2. (modifier) denoting the spread of American culture and values to other parts of the world: Coca-Cola generation noun the trademarked name of a popular soft drink; also called Coke Word Origin ‘coca’ leaves + ‘kola’ nuts, flavorings in […]

• Coca-colonize

  [koh-kuh-kol-uh-nahyz, -koh-luh-] /ˌkoʊ kəˈkɒl əˌnaɪz, -ˈkoʊ lə-/ verb (used with object), Coca-colonized, Coca-colonizing. 1. to bring (a foreign country) under the influence of U.S. trade, popular culture, and attitudes.

• Cocaine

  [koh-keyn, koh-keyn] /koʊˈkeɪn, ˈkoʊ keɪn/ noun, Pharmacology. 1. a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties. /kəˈkeɪn/ noun 1. an addictive narcotic drug derived from coca leaves or synthesized, used […]

• Cocainism

  [koh-key-niz-uh m, koh-kuh-niz-uh m] /koʊˈkeɪ nɪz əm, ˈkoʊ kəˌnɪz əm/ noun, Pathology. 1. an abnormal condition due to excessive or habitual use of . cocainism co·cain·ism (kō-kā’nĭz’əm) n. The habitual or excessive use of cocaine.

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