Cocaine

/koʊˈkeɪn/ noun

Definition

a highly addictive stimulant drug derived from the coca plant

Etymology

From coca (from Quechua kuka) + chemical suffix -ine, first isolated in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann

Kelly Says

Cocaine was once marketed as a miracle cure and even used in early Coca-Cola - a stark reminder of how medical understanding evolves over time!

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