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cocktail — cocktail1 [käk′tāl΄] n. [< ? ] ☆ 1. any of various alcoholic drinks made of a distilled liquor mixed as with wine, fruit juice, or soda water and usually iced ☆ 2. an appetizer served at the beginning of a meal, as fruit juice, tomato juice,… … English World dictionary
Cocktail — This article is about the mixed drink containing alcohol. For other uses, see Cocktail (disambiguation). A typical cocktail, served in a cocktail glass. A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink that contains two or more ingredients at least one of… … Wikipedia
drug use — Introduction use of drugs for psychotropic rather than medical purposes. Among the most common psychotropic drugs are opiates ( opium, morphine, heroin), hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin), barbiturates, cocaine, amphetamines,… … Universalium
Drug urban legends — Many urban legends about illegal drugs have been created and circulated among children and the general public. These are commonly repeated by organizations which oppose all illegal drug use, often causing the true effects and dangers of drugs to… … Wikipedia
cocktail — noun 1 mixed alcoholic drink ADJECTIVE ▪ pre dinner ▪ afternoon, evening ▪ champagne ▪ house, special ▪ … Collocations dictionary
medicinal drug — noun (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease • Syn: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament • Derivationally related forms: ↑medicate (for: ↑medication), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of drug films — Drug films are films that depict either drug distribution or drug use, whether as a major theme or in a few memorable scenes. Drug cinema ranges from the ultra realistic to the utterly surreal; some films are unabashedly pro or anti drug, while… … Wikipedia
Cooperstown cocktail — The Cooperstown cocktail[1] refers to a panel of four drug probes used in human pharmacokinetic studies to determine the activity of drug metabolising enzymes. The terminology cocktail refers to the fact that the drug probes are given together.… … Wikipedia
Antiretroviral drug — HAART redirects here. For UK estate agency Haart, see Spicerhaart. Antiretroviral drugs are medications for the treatment of infection by retroviruses, primarily HIV. When several such drugs, typically three or four, are taken in combination, the … Wikipedia
Date rape drug — refers to a drug that can be used to assist in the execution of a sexual assault, such as date rape. Drugs used to facilitate rape may have sedative, hypnotic, dissociative, and/or amnesiac effects, and can be added to a food or drink without the … Wikipedia
