Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a base obtained from cocaine by the action of hydrochloric acid. It is soluble in water.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A colorless, crystalline, nitrogenous base, obtained by the decomposition of cocaine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry An organic chemical and
tropane alkaloid found naturally incoca leaves.
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Examples
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_Cocaine_, the alkaloid of coca leaves, is decomposed by heating with hydrochloric acid into methyl alcohol, benzoic acid, and a crystalline base, ecgonine, C_ {9} H_ {15} NO_ {3}.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 Various
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So she entered upon the path which leads down to destruction, and since to conjure with the drug which pharmacists know as methylbenzoyl ecgonine is to raise the demon Insomnia, ere long she found herself exploring strange by-paths in quest of sleep.
Dope Sax Rohmer 1921
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In a rap game where almost err'y rapper is a professional neighborhood benzoylmethyl ecgonine distributor (look it up), the Clipse are one of the few who back it up with lyrical skills.
Zilla Says Woody Black 2009
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Toxicological tests detected cocaine metabolites comprised of benzoylecgonine and ecgonine methyl ester.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2009
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When launched Coca-Cola’s two key ingredients were cocaine benzoylmethyl ecgonine and caffeine.
Coke | clusterflock 2009
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"Brocklehurst, who was a player registered with Barrow Raiders, was found to have provided a sample containing benzoyl -- ecgonine (a metabolite of cocaine) and ephedrine (a stimulant) after a match against Batley Bulldogs on June 28, 2009.
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"Brocklehurst, who was a player registered with Barrow Raiders, was found to have provided a sample containing benzoyl -- ecgonine (a metabolite of cocaine) and ephedrine (a stimulant) after a match against Batley Bulldogs on June 28, 2009.
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