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Definition of Cocaine

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

Definition of Cocaine

1. n. A powerful alkaloid, C₁₇H₂₁NO₄, obtained from the leaves of coca. It is a bitter, white, crystalline substance, and is remarkable for producing local insensibility to pain.

Definition of Cocaine

1. a narcotic alkaloid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cocaine

1. Drug of abuse and psychostimulant that acts to increase extraneuronal dopamine in midbrain by binding to the dopamine uptake transporter and hence inhibiting dopamine reuptake at the plasma membrane. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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