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polyabuse

polyabuse noun: drug abuse of more than one kind of drug.

Noun

polyabuse (uncountable)

  1. drug abuse of more than one kind of drug
    • The lowest rate of polyabuse is among cannabis clients (43%), while crack-cocaine abusers report the highest (69%).2011, Pedro Ruiz, M.D.; Eric C. Strain, Lowinson and Ruiz's Substance Abuse, page 28

Origin of polyabuse

From poly- + abuse.

Questions about polyabuse

What does polyabuse mean?
Polyabuse means drug abuse of more than one kind of drug.
What part of speech is polyabuse?
Polyabuse is a noun.

Words near polyabuse in the dictionary

  1. poly-wheels
  2. poly-yne
  3. polyabolo
  4. polyaboloes
  5. polyabolos
  6. polyabuse
  7. polyabuser
  8. polyabusers
  9. polyacanthous
  10. polyacene
  11. polyacenes

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