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    CONSCIOUSNESS-ALTERING DRUG

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptionsplay

    Synonyms:

    consciousness-altering drug; mind-altering drug; psychoactive drug; psychoactive substance

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("consciousness-altering drug" is a kind of...):

    drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "consciousness-altering drug"):

    designer drug (a psychoactive drug deliberately synthesized to avoid anti-drug laws; mimics the effects of a banned drug; law was revised in 1986 to ban designer drugs)

    dronabinol (psychoactive substance present in marijuana; used therapeutically to control nausea associated with cancer therapy)

    euphoriant (a psychoactive drug that tends to produce elation and euphoria)

    hallucinogen; hallucinogenic drug; psychedelic drug; psychodelic drug (a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences)

    tetrahydrocannabinol; THC (psychoactive substance present in marijuana)

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