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noun
- A small portion of a drug or other substances to be taken orally, of cylindrical shape, about three millimeter in height and about one centimeter in diameter.
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Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement.
- A slab of rock used for inscription.
adjective
- having a flat, plane surface
- organized as a table or list
- calculated by means of a table
- (geology) tending to split into thin flat pieces, such as slate
verb ( tabulate, tabulates, tabulated, tabulating)
- Arrange in tabular form; arrange into a table
noun
- A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.
- A double-headed drumstick primarly for the bass drum.
noun
- (steroid hormone) steroid, Steroid hormone produced primarily in the testes of the male; it is responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in the male.
- (figuratively) Manly behavior, often of an aggressive or foolishly reckless nature.
- Mother encouraged James to rely more on intelligence and less on to deal with the neighbor's son.
noun
- an antibiotic produced by the Streptomyces bacterium
- any antibiotic with the same general structure derived from tetracene with many hydroxyl and other groups
noun
- (organic compound) The psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.
noun
- (neurotoxin) A neurotoxin found in Tetraodontiformes such as pufferfish.
noun
- (pharmaceutical drug) A drug that was sold during the late 1950s and 1960s as a sleeping aid, and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms, but was withdrawn because it causes severe birth defects.
initialism
- tetrahydrocannabinol
noun
- an antidote to a poison, especially to the venom of a snake
noun
- (hormone) A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.
adjective
- that releases its active ingredients gradually, so as to produce a sustained effect
noun
- a pigment or other substance that colours or dyes
- a tint, or an added colour
- (tincture): a colour or metal used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
- An alcoholic extract of plant material, used as a medicine
- (jocular) a small alcoholic drink
- an essential characteristic
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verb ( tinctur, ing)
- to stain or impregnate (something) with colour
noun
- Anything that tranquillizes or soothes.
- (pharmacology) A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension; a sedative.
adjective
- (chemistry) Having three rings of atoms in the molecule; such as anthracene.
noun
- (pharmaceutical drug) An anticonvulsant drug used to control epilepsy.
verb ( triturates, triturating, triturated)
- to grind to a fine powder, to pulverize
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