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   drug

   /drʌɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body: "a new drug aimed at sufferers from Parkinson's disease" Similar medicinemedical drugmedicationmedicamentremedycureantidotecure-allpanaceanostrumpotionelixirinformal:magic bulletarchaic:physic
   • ▪ a substance taken for its narcotic or stimulant effects, typically illegally: "a cocaine-based drug" Similar narcoticstimulanthallucinogenaddictive drugrecreational drugillegal drugsubstanceinformal:dopejunkgearstuffdowneruppervulgar slang:shit

   verb

   • 1. administer a drug to (someone) in order to induce stupor or insensibility: "they were drugged to keep them quiet" Similar anaesthetizegive an anaesthetic tonarcotizegive drugs togive narcotics togive opiates topoisonknock outmake/render unconsciousmake/render insensiblestupefybefuddleinformal:dopeadd drugs totamper withadulteratecontaminatepoisoninformal:dopespikelaceslip a Mickey Finn intodoctor
   • ▪ add a drug to (food or drink).
   • ▪ take illegally obtained drugs: "she was convinced he was out drinking and drugging"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French drogue, possibly from Middle Dutch droge vate, literally ‘dry vats’, referring to the contents (i.e. dry goods).

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2. www.britannica.com › science › drug-chemical-agentDrug | Definition, Types, Interactions, Abuse, & Facts

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   Jun 25, 2024 · drug, any chemical substance that affects the functioning of living things and the organisms (such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses) that infect them. Pharmacology, the science of drugs, deals with all aspects of drugs in medicine, including their mechanism of action, physical and chemical properties, metabolism, therapeutics, and toxicity.This article focuses on the principles of drug action ...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DrugDrug - Wikipedia

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   In pharmacology, a drug is a chemical substance, typically of known structure, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. [3] A pharmaceutical drug, also called a medication or medicine, is a chemical substance used to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose a disease or to promote well-being. [1]

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › drugDrug Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   drug: [noun] a substance used as a medication or in the preparation of medication. a substance recognized in an official pharmacopoeia or formulary (see formulary 3). a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of ...

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDRUG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DRUG definition: 1. any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as a medicine: 2. any natural or…. Learn more.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › drugDRUG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Drug definition: a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.. See examples of DRUG used in a sentence.