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truth drug

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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
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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
truth drug n → siero della verità


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