recreational pharmaceutical
recreational pharmaceutical noun: a medication or similar controlled substance which is consumed outside the context of normal medical treatment for the sole purpose of inducing pleasant sensations, mental reverie, or a state of intoxication.
Noun
recreational pharmaceutical (plural recreational pharmaceuticals)
- A medication or similar controlled substance which is consumed outside the context of normal medical treatment for the sole purpose of inducing pleasant sensations, mental reverie, or a state of intoxication.
- If there is one person who can be held responsible for the emergence of cocaine as a recreational pharmaceutical, it was Freud.2003, Dominic Streatfeild, Cocaine: An Unauthorized Biography, →ISBN, page 67
- Synonyms:
- recreational drug
Synonyms of recreational pharmaceutical
Forms of recreational pharmaceutical
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Questions about recreational pharmaceutical
- What does recreational pharmaceutical mean?
- Recreational pharmaceutical means a medication or similar controlled substance which is consumed outside the context of normal medical treatment for the sole purpose of inducing pleasant sensations, mental reverie, or a state of intoxication.
- What part of speech is recreational pharmaceutical?
- Recreational pharmaceutical is a noun.
- What is the plural of recreational pharmaceutical?
- The plural of recreational pharmaceutical is recreational pharmaceuticals.
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