different between cocaine vs methamphetamine

English

Alternative forms

• cocain (dated)
• cocaïne (obsolete)

Etymology

From coca +? -ine, from Quechua kuka.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?(?)?ke?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ko??ke?n/, /?ko??ke?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n

Noun

cocaine (countable and uncountable, plural cocaines)

1. (uncountable, pharmacology) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.

   Synonyms: blow, coke, girl, nose candy, powder, rock, slim, snow, snuff, white lady, yay; see also Thesaurus:cocaine
2. (countable) Any derivative of cocaine.

Derived terms

• -caine

Related terms

• cokehead
• hydroxytropacocaine
• tropacocaine

Translations

See also

• crack
• snort

Further reading

• “cocaine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “cocaine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• cocaine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Oceanic, oceanic

Italian

Noun

cocaine f

1. plural of cocaina

Anagrams

• acneico
• oceanic

English

Etymology

From meth- +? amphetamine; 1945-50.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m??æm?f?t??min/, /?m??æm?f?t??m?n/
• Rhymes: -in, -?n

Noun

methamphetamine (plural methamphetamines)

1. A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.

   Synonyms: crystal meth, ice, meth, methedrine, speed; see also Thesaurus:methamphetamine

Derived terms

• levomethamphetamine
• methamphetamine hydrochloride
• methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Translations

Further reading

• methamphetamine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia