: 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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He is held without bond and faces one count of felon in possession of a firearm or ammunition, one count of possession of cocaine and one count of trespassing in an operational area of an airport, Teri Barbera, a Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, said late Tuesday.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere in the state, the Walton County Sheriff's Office announced on X in late June that a beachgoer found nearly $500,000 of cocaine washed up on a local beach.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Florida Keys deputies roped ashore about 50 pounds of cocaine that was turned in by an eagle-eyed good Samaritan, authorities say.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The skeleton of biochemist Enrique Berríos – a dandy, charmer, bar-room singer and re-developer of the Nazi serin gas and black cocaine cook for Augusto Pinochet’s DINA secret police – is found washed up on a beach in Uruguay.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 29 July 2025
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere in the state, the Walton County Sheriff's Office announced on X in late June that a beachgoer found nearly $500,000 of cocaine washed up on a local beach.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Florida Keys deputies roped ashore about 50 pounds of cocaine that was turned in by an eagle-eyed good Samaritan, authorities say.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The skeleton of biochemist Enrique Berríos – a dandy, charmer, bar-room singer and re-developer of the Nazi serin gas and black cocaine cook for Augusto Pinochet’s DINA secret police – is found washed up on a beach in Uruguay.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 29 July 2025
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“Cocaine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocaine. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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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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