Cocains

/koʊˈkeɪnz/ noun

Definition

Plural of cocaine; multiple varieties or doses of the drug cocaine.

Etymology

From 'cocaine,' which derives from the coca plant (Erythroxylum coca) native to South America. Spanish 'coca' + chemical suffix '-ine' created 'cocaine' in the 1850s; the plural form follows standard English pluralization.

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Cocaine was so normalized in the 1800s that it appeared in patent medicines and even early versions of Coca-Cola—the shift from wonder drug to controlled substance happened within just a few decades as its dangers became undeniable.

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