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DCAT

DCAT is the acronym of Drug.

Meaning of Drug

Noun

drug (plural drugs)

  1. A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
    • Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature.
    Synonyms:
    conservatory, medication, medicine, medicament, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical drug
  2. A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.
    • We took drugs and partied all night.
  3. (broadly) Anything, such as a substance, emotion, or action, to which one is addicted.
    • Oh, get that buzz / Love is the drug / I'm thinking of1975, Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, “Love Is the Drug”, in Siren, performed by Roxy Music
  4. Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article of slow sale, or in no demand.
    • And virtue shall a drug become.1685, John Dryden, Albion and Albanius, published 1691

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Questions about DCAT

What is DCAT the acronym of?
DCAT is the acronym of Drug.

Words near DCAT in the dictionary

  1. DCAA
  2. DCAP-BTLS
  3. DCAPBLSTIC
  4. DCAPBTLS
  5. DCAs
  6. DCAT
  7. DCAU
  8. DCB
  9. DCBs
  10. DCC
  11. DCCA

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