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crystal meth

UK/ˈkɹɪst(ə)l mɛθ/

crystal meth noun: the drug methamphetamine hydrochloride in a macroscopically crystalline form.

crystal meth: the drug methamphetamine hydrochloride in a macroscopically crystalline form
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Noun

crystal meth (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride in a macroscopically crystalline form.
    • Near-synonyms: meth, ice, crank, speed
    • The woman at the needle exchange remembers me and she fills in my drug of choice on her sheet without me having to say anything. She marks the crystal meth box and tells me I can have ten needles and two tourniquets.2007, Nic Sheff, Tweak, Atheneum Books, →ISBN, page 263

Synonyms of crystal meth

All synonyms of crystal meth

Forms of crystal meth

alternative formcrystal methamphetamine

Origin of crystal meth

Clipping of crystal methamphetamine.

Questions about crystal meth

What does crystal meth mean?
Crystal meth means the drug methamphetamine hydrochloride in a macroscopically crystalline form.
What part of speech is crystal meth?
Crystal meth is a noun.
How do you pronounce crystal meth?
Crystal meth is pronounced /ˈkɹɪst(ə)l mɛθ/ (UK).

Words near crystal meth in the dictionary

  1. crystal jellies
  2. crystal jelly
  3. crystal lattice
  4. crystal lattices
  5. crystal magick
  6. crystal meth
  7. crystal methamphetamine
  8. crystal momenta
  9. crystal momentum
  10. crystal momentums
  11. crystal noodle

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