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Coke
The word
coke
has several possible meanings:
In industrial
chemistry
,
coke
refers to a type of refined
coal
. It is used to make
pig iron
as part of the
steel
-making process.
In modern
English language
slang
,
coke
is a term for
cocaine
.
Coke
is an often-generically-used trade name for
Coca-Cola
, and claimed by the company as a
trademark
, since 1945. Coca-Cola originally included cocaine, a derivative of the
coca plant
as an ingredient (hence the name "Coca-Cola").
17th century entrepreneur and jurist
Edward Coke
.
Last updated: 10-18-2005 01:45:44
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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