Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,921,619,701 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

truth drug

   Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
truth drug, serum
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) Informal any of various drugs supposed to have the property of making people tell the truth, as by relaxing them
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.truth drug - an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely
truth serum
amobarbital - a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant
intravenous anesthetic - an anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system
Pentothal, thiopental, thiopental sodium, thiopentobarbital sodium - barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic
Translations
truth drug
n → Wahrheitsdroge f
truth drug n → siero della verità
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
She fights the forces of evil armed only with a clutch bag packed with girly gadgets - her compact is a miniature satellite dish, her perfume spray a truth drug, and her lipstick is a pop-up helicopter.
Jane Bond - Ticket Offer by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
In the UK, LSD was seen as a potential truth drug, while across the Atlantic the CIA wanted to use it for mind control.
Albert Hofmann, inventor of LSD, dies at 102 by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Some drugs act as truth drugs and you may have divulged vital information.
THE DRUG RAPE CRY; Explosion of incidents on Teesside sparks campaign by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.