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cocaethylene

cocaethylene noun: the ethyl ester of benzoylecgonine, structurally similar to cocaine, formed in vivo when cocaine and ethyl alcohol have been ingested simultaneously.

Noun

cocaethylene (uncountable)

  1. The ethyl ester of benzoylecgonine, structurally similar to cocaine, formed in vivo when cocaine and ethyl alcohol have been ingested simultaneously.

Synonyms of cocaethylene

Origin of cocaethylene

From coca + ethylene.

Questions about cocaethylene

What does cocaethylene mean?
Cocaethylene means the ethyl ester of benzoylecgonine, structurally similar to cocaine, formed in vivo when cocaine and ethyl alcohol have been ingested simultaneously.
What part of speech is cocaethylene?
Cocaethylene is a noun.

Words near cocaethylene in the dictionary

  1. coca-colonization
  2. cocacolonisation
  3. cocacolonization
  4. cocada
  5. cocadas
  6. cocaethylene
  7. Cocagne
  8. Cocaigne
  9. cocain
  10. cocaine
  11. cocaine addict

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