malt liquor

malt liquor (usually uncountable, plural malt liquors)

(archaic) Any beverage brewed from malt, including ale, beer and porter, typically having lower alcohol content than modern brews.


tails

The tails can be collected until the evolving distillate is down to about 10 percent, and the stillhead[…]

2011 February 9, Bill Owens, Alan Dikty, The Art of Distilling Whiskey and Other Spirits: An Enthusiast's Guide to the Artisan Distilling of Potent Potables, Quarry Books, →ISBN, page 39:


pharmacopeial

(pharmacy, pharmacology) Of or pertaining to pharmacopeia.


USP

Initialism of United States Pharmacopeia.

(US, pharmacology) The United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., a standard-setting authority that publishes USP-NF standards about pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements.

(US, pharmacology) The United States Pharmacopeia, the published standards.


USP

Clarithromycin Tablets, USP

(US, pharmacology, postpositive, used after a drug's name) Adhering to the standards of the United States Pharmacopeia.


USP

(US, pharmacology) Ellipsis of USP unit.


grain whisky

en-noun

grain whisky (countable and uncountable, plural grain whiskies)

Whisky made from unmalted barley mixed with maize or rye.


single malt

A liquor made only from the malted barley of a single distillery, unblended with other liquors; a single malt whisky or single malt scotch.


malt whisky

malt whisky (countable and uncountable, plural malt whiskies)


single malt whisky

single malt whisky (countable and uncountable, plural single malt whiskies)

Whisky made only from the malted barley of a single distillery, unblended with other whiskies.


controlled substance

controlled substance (plural controlled substances)

In order to determine that a controlled substance is present, it is frequently necessary to carry out a full forensic analysis of such samples.

2003, Michael D. Cole, The Analysis of Controlled Substances, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page 120:

(officialese, law) A drug or chemical whose use, possession, manufacture, or sale is regulated or banned by the government.


drug test

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Any chemical check for the presence of (usually illegal) drugs in a sample of one's blood, hair or urine.


drug test

en-verb

drug test (third-person singular simple present drug tests, present participle drug testing, simple past and past participle drug tested)

drug tests (present singular third-person)
drug testing (participle present)
drug tested (participle past)
drug tested (past)

(transitive) To perform a drug test; the check for the presence of illegal drugs in a sample of blood, hair or urine.


brewer's yeast

(brewing) Any live yeast used in brewing or yeast obtained as a by-product of brewing, dried and killed, and used as nutritional yeast.

Brauhefe

yeast used in brewing or yeast obtained as a by-product of brewing, used as nutritional yeast


LABA

(pharmacology) Initialism of long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist, a drug class used in the treatment of respiratory diseases.


salmeterol xinafoate

salmeterol + xinafoate - 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid salt of salmeterol.

a LABA used in the treatment of respiratory diseases.


salmeterol

Probably from sal(butamol) + [Term?] + -terol (“phenethylamine derivative”).

af

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(pharmacology) A bronchodilator administered by oral inhalation in the form of a salt C₂₅H₃₇NO₄·C₁₁H₈O₃ to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It acts as an agonist, binding to beta-receptors that mediate the relaxation of bronchial muscles.


full-bodied

The entire cast is so adept at portraying full-bodied characters, especially the rather negative sides, that our attention is almost forced to gravitate to Evie as a central figure, if only because she is devoid of human meanness and foible.

1988 December 25, Michael Bronski, “...And They Called It Puppy Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 24, page 8:

Smith delivers a moving, full-bodied depiction of a man who has been knocked loose from his moorings and is trying to claw back into his own life.

2021 January 5, Ben Fountain, “Who Was Nick Before 'Gatsby'?”, in New York Times:

Considered carefully from every aspect or in every detail; not missing any elements of analysis; thorough, robust.


furosemide

en-noun

furosemide (countable and uncountable, plural furosemides)

Probably from fur(yl) + -o- + -semide (“alteration of s(ulfon)amide”).

af

congestive heart failure
congestive heart failure

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema.


winepress

From Middle English wyne-presse, equivalent to wine + press.

Which make oyle within their walles, and tread their winepreſſes, and ſuffer thirſt.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 24:11:

And the Angel thruſt in his ſickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, & cast it into the great winepreſſe of the wrath of God.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 14:19:

A press used to extract juice from grapes as the first step of winemaking.


fairy dust

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Based on the story of the fictional character Peter Pan, see quotations.

This led to a certain amount of complacency on my part and certainly the fairy dust and mescaline cocktails I took day and night could only have contributed to my uncommonly satiated drive for a good fuck.

2001, Simon Logan, I-O, Prime, →ISBN, page 102:


spirit of wine

Inherited from Middle English spirit of wyn, calque of Latin spiritus vini.

inh+

(alchemy) Aqua vitae prepared by distilling wine.


gold rush

/ˈɡəʊldˌɹʌʃ/

/ˈɡoʊldˌɹʌʃ/

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gold rush.wav

From gold + rush. First use appears c. 1848 in the Oregon Spectator.

The Gold Rush is one of my favorite cocktails, invented at Sasha Petraske's famed Milk & Honey bar and now served all over the world. Basically a cold toddy, it's a shaken drink with bourbon, fresh lemon, and honey.

2021, Elva Ramirez, Zero Proof: 90 Non-Alcoholic Recipes for Mindful Drinking, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 94:

A cocktail made from bourbon, honey, and lemon juice.

(informal, sports) The urge to win gold medals, as in the Olympic Games.


aqua vitae

en-noun

aqua vitae (countable and uncountable, plural aquae vitae)

From Medieval Latin aqua vītae directly and via Middle English aqua vite and French eau-de-vie, from aqua (“water”) and vītae (“of life”). Doublet of aquavit and akvavit. Compare eau de vie, whisky, whiskey, and water of life from the same source.

(organic chemistry, archaic) A concentrated aqueous solution of ethanol.


chopine

Borrowed from Middle French chapin, from Old Spanish chapín, from chapa (“plate”).

A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 0.250 fluid liters, ⅓ of the volume of a standard bottle.


sulfurate

en-verb

sulfurate (third-person singular simple present sulfurates, present participle sulfurating, simple past and past participle sulfurated)

sulfurates (present singular third-person)
sulfurating (participle present)
sulfurated (participle past)
sulfurated (past)

(wine) to treat with sulfur compound (usually a sulfite)


sulfa-

(pharmacology) Used to form names of sulfonamides used as antiinfectives.


sulpiride

From sul(famoyl) + pyr(rolidinyl) + (benzam)ide.

af

(pharmacology) A drug used mainly in the treatment of psychosis.


sulpha

(pharmacology) Of or containing sulphanilamide.


Goliath

Ultimately from Hebrew גָּלְיָת (golyāṯ).


mimetic

From Ancient Greek μῑμητικός (mīmētikós, “imitative”).

der

caloric restriction mimetic

exercise mimetic

serotonin mimetic

(pharmacology) A substance with similar pharmacological effects as another substance or as a lifestyle intervention such as diet or exercise.


Jägermeister

Brand name, from German Jägermeister (literally “master hunter”).

bor

How did a German digestif that tastes like cough syrup end up in Leeds nightclubs? We explore the phenomenon of Jägermeister[.]

2015 January 16, Henry Jeffreys, “Master those moves like Jäger”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

A German digestif made from a mixture of herbs and spices.


cunted

en-adj

cunted (comparative more cunted, superlative most cunted)

more cunted (comparative)
most cunted (superlative)

(UK, Australia, vulgar, slang) Under the influence of illicit drugs or alcohol; drunk; high.

cuntit

under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs

(Australia, vulgar, slang) Extremely tired or worn out.


CRS

en-noun

CRS (countable and uncountable, plural CRSs)

(toxicology) Abbreviation of crotylsarin.


hibiscus

From Late Latin hibiscus, from Latin hibiscum, from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος (ibískos, “marsh mallow”), probably ultimately from Gaulish.

der

There were red hibiscus flowers splashed all over it, yellow dots quivering at the stamens.

2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber Ltd, page 231:

Hibiscus syriacus
Hibiscus syriacus#Translingual

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.


Cabernet Sauvignon

en-noun

Cabernet Sauvignon (countable and uncountable, plural Cabernet Sauvignons)

A variety of red grape used principally in wine-making.


psychopharmacology

(pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs.


hydrocodone

hydrocodone (countable and uncountable, plural hydrocodones)

(pharmacology) A habit-forming compound that is derived from codeine and is administered in the form of its bitartrate C₁₈H₂₁NO₃·C₄H₆O₆ usually in combination with other drugs (as acetaminophen) as an analgesic or antitussive.


gym candy

(bodybuilding, slang) Steroids or other drugs taken to improve physical performance.


pumper

(bodybuilding, slang) A steroid or other drug taken to improve blood flow and increase muscular size.


noyau

noyau (countable and uncountable, plural noyaus or noyaux)

His coffee was excellent, and then came a case of liqueurs, noyau both white and red, etc.

1792, James Boswell, in Danziger & Brady (eds.), Boswell: The Great Biographer (Journals 1789–1795), Yale 1989, p. 178

A French liqueur made at Poissy in north central France from brandy and flavoured with almonds and the pits of apricots.


gin's piss

From gin (“Australian aboriginal woman”) + piss (“inferior alcoholic beverage”).

As we Aussies would say a seppo beer like Coors tastes like gin's piss (you don't wanna know!) compared to ours - would you like some beer with your rocky mountain water!

1998 September 29, AG, “A Winnah-Beck's Bier, Pretzels and Pinball!”, in rec.games.pinball (Usenet):

Both sound like some sort of Canadian/North American gin's piss but I believe they are reasonable facsimiles of beer as we know it in the Antipodes, so I definitely would go the nearest.

2002 October 28, tediboy, “Labatt Blue vs. Molson Canadian”, in alt.beer (Usenet):

but he wears a nice hat tho, for whatever that's worth.
a flagon of drunken gin′s piss p'raps ?

2004 July 25, Teotwawki, “Titles for Scurvy's Life Story”, in alt.music.deep-purple (Usenet):


small beer

small beer (countable and uncountable, plural small beers)

It was then that the large footmen were too much employed at Clavering Park to be able to bring messages, or dally over the cup of small beer with the poor little maids at Fairoaks

1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:

Looking back to the 18th century, when the production of very low-alcohol ‘small’ beers was widespread as a safer alternative to dirty drinking water for the whole family, Small Beer produces a set of sub-3% brews.

2020 April 12, David Williams, “The best low alcohol beers”, in The Guardian:

(countable, uncountable) Beer with a low alcoholic content, usually between 0.5% and 2.8%.

The income from standard widgets is small beer compared to the income from the gold-plated ones.

To ſuckle Fooles, and chronicle ſmall Beere.

c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 317, column 2:

‘He’s not in court, man—was quite a break.’
‘You small beer to him, Peter, it must be.’

1964 [1957], Colin MacInnes, City of Spades, London: Penguin Books, page 132:

The estimated £3m extra cost of providing free school meals represents a little over 1% of the council's education spending. That's no small beer, but nor will it be a huge saving.

2006 June 9, Kate Green, “Bring back free school meals”, in The Guardian:

But because there is a limit to how much of this is achievable while keeping the whole network operating, we can expect this to amount to small beer in terms of the overall level of cost savings required.

2022 January 12, Sir Michael Holden, “Reform of the workforce or death by a thousand cuts?”, in RAIL, number 948, page 23:

(uncountable, figurative, chiefly British) Something that is of relatively little importance.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, beer.


pharmacophore

(pharmacology) The molecular framework responsible for a drug's biological activity


excipient

Borrowed from Latin excipiēns, present participle of excipiō. See except.

(pharmacy, pharmacology) An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.

excipient

Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect


anhidrotic

(pharmacology) A substance that prevents sweating


potass

The carbonate and bi-carbonate of potass are both decomposed by lime.

1825, John Ayrton Paris, The Elements of Medical Chemistry, page 431:


wherry

wherry (countable and uncountable, plural wherries)

From Middle English whery (“small boat”), of obscure origin but cognate to French houari and Breton ouari, as well as Welsh chweri (“small boat”).

unk

obscure

Here I used to enjoy myself in playing about the bridge stairs, and often in the watermen's wherries, with other boys. On one of these occasions there was another boy with me in a wherry, and we went out into the current of the river: while we were there two more stout boys came to us in another wherry, and, abusing us for taking the boat, desired me to get into the other wherry-boat. Accordingly I went to get out of the wherry I was in; but just as I had got one of my feet into the other boat the boys shoved it off, so that I fell into the Thames; and, not being able to swim, I should unavoidably have been drowned, but for the assistance of some watermen who providentially came to my relief.

1789, Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano:

The river was astir early and late with barges, wherries, and craft of every description.

1928, Virginia Woolf, Orlando: A Biography, London: The Hogarth Press, →OCLC; republished as Orlando: A Biography (eBook no. 0200331h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, July 2015:

(countable, historical) A flat-bottomed vessel once employed by British merchants, notably in East Anglia, sometimes converted into pleasure boats.


nepenthes

Borrowed from Latin nēpenthes (“a drug bringing relief from grief”), from Ancient Greek νηπενθές (nēpenthés), neuter of νηπενθής (nēpenthḗs, “sorrow-banishing”), from νη- (nē-, “not”) + πένθος (pénthos, “grief”) (from πάσχειν (páskhein), present active infinitive of πάσχω (páskhō, “to be ill or injured in a certain way; to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷendʰ- (“to endure, to suffer”)). Compare French népenthès (“a plant from which a drug supposedly bringing relief from grief may be obtained; such a drug”).

cog

Helen of Troy
Naples National Archaeological Museum
Villa of the Papyri

nepenthaceous

belonging to the Nepenthaceae family of plants

And how marvellous were the shapes of the nepenthes, how beautiful the colour, how delicate in form!

1863, Spenser [Buckingham] St. John, “Introduction”, in Life in the Forests of the Far East; or Travels in Northern Borneo. … With Numerous Illustrations. In Two Volumes, 2nd rev. edition, volume I, London: Smith, Elder and Co., page 11:

NEPENTHA′CEÆ, Nepenths, a natural order of Exogenous Plants inhabiting the damper and warmer parts of Asia, and having, in the place of leaves, large hollow bodies furnished with a lid, and containing water secreted from a peculiar glandular apparatus with which they are lined. […] [T]he adherent ovary of Birthworts, their highly developed calyx, axile placentation, and hermaphrodite flowers, are serious difficulties in the way of a close contact between them and Nepenths, unless the peculiar structure of the wood, the consideration of which I for the present abandon, should lead to the final establishment of the class of Homogens, in which case Nepenths and Birthworts will be brought into contact or at least a near neighbourhood.

1867, “NEPENTHA′CEÆ”, in Charles Knight, editor, Natural History or Second Division of “The English Cyclopædia”, volume III, London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co., 11, Bouverie St., Fleet St., E.C.; New York, N.Y.: Scribner, Welford, & Co., 654, Broadway, →OCLC, column 1080:

When studying the nepenthes, I was puzzled to see the use of the channel which exists on the back of the pitchers, and which is formed by two ridges furnished with spikes in most of the nepenthes, but not in all, which run up to the margin of the lip of the pitcher.

1875 July 29, Lawson Tait, “Insectivorous Plants”, in Nature: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science, volume XII, number 300, London, New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., page 252, column 2:

Different techniques in plant tissue culture may offer certain advantages over traditional methods of propagation which include […] Production of plants from seeds that have very low chances of germinating and growing, i.e.: orchids and nepenthes.

2013, Anwar Shahzad, Taiba Saeed, “In Vitro Conservation Protocols for Some Rare Medicinal Plant Species”, in Mohd. Shahid, Anwar Shahzad, Abida Malik, Aastha Sahai, editors, Recent Trends in Biotechnology and Therapeutic Applications of Medicinal Plants, Dordrecht: Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, page 265:

A Southeast Asian carnivorous plant of the genus Nepenthes; a monkey cup or tropical pitcher plant.


syllabub

en-noun

syllabub (countable and uncountable, plural syllabubs)

Origin unknown; the spelling may have been influenced by the unrelated word syllable.

I shall yet think it a diminution to our happiness, to miss of half our companions and compotators of syllabub, not to have Mr. Newsham and his dogs, and his preceptors, and his dearly-beloved cousin, and his mathematics, and his Greek, and his horses.

1731 August 23, Alexander Pope, William Roscoe, “Letter VIII. To John Knight, Esq.”, in The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. […], volume IX, London: […] C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington [et al.], published 1824, →OCLC, page 438:

In the evening I ſhall hope for the honour of your Lordſhip's company to take a diſh of tea there, or a ſullabub warm from the cow.

1766, George Colman, David Garrick, The Clandestine Marriage, a Comedy. […], London: […] T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, […]; R[oberts] Baldwin, […]; R. Davis, […]; and T[homas] Davies, […], →OCLC, Act II, scene ii, page 28:

Whip Syllabubs. Take a Pint of thin Cream, rub a Lump of Loaf Sugar on the Out-ſide of a Lemon, and ſweeten it to your Taſte, then put in the Juice of a Lemon, and a Glaſs of Madeira Wine, or French Brandy, mill it to a Froth with a Chocolate Mill, and take it off as it riſes, and lay it upon a Hair Sieve, then fill one half of your Poſſet Glaſſes, a little more than half full with White Wine, and the other half of your Glaſſes a little more than half full of Red Wine, then lay on your Froth as high as you can, but obſerve that it is well drained on your Sieve, or it will mix with your Wine, and ſpoil your Syllabubs.

1769, Elizabeth Raffald, “Observations on Making Decorations for a Table”, in The Experienced English House-keeper, […], Manchester: […] J. Harrop, for the author, and sold by Messrs. Fletcher and Anderson, […]; and by Eliz. Raffald, […], →OCLC, pages 183–184:

To Make a Syllabub under the Cow. Put a bottle of either red or white wine, ale, or cyder, into a china bowl, sweeten it with sugar, and grate in some nutmeg; then hold it under the cow, and milk into it till it has a fine froth at the top; strew over it a handful of currants, clean washed and picked, and plumped before the fire. You may make this syllabub at home, by having new milk made as warm as from the cow, and pouring it out of a tea pot, or any other vessel with a spout, holding your hand very high.

1800, H. Glass [Hannah Glasse], Maria Wilson, “Syllabubs, Blanc-mange, Flummery, &c.”, in The Complete Confectioner; or, Housekeeper's Guide: To a Simple and Speedy Method of Understanding the Whole Art of Confectionary; …, London: […] J. W. Myers, […], for West and Hughes, […], →OCLC, pages 184–185:

London Syllabub. Put a pint and a half of port or white wine into a bowl, nutmeg grated, and a good deal of sugar, then milk into it near two quarts of milk, frothed up. If the wine be not rather sharp, it will require more for this quantity of milk. In Devonshire clouted cream is put on the top, and pounded cinnamon and sugar.

1824, “a lady” [Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell], “London Syllabub”, in A New System of Domestic Cookery; Formed upon Principles of Economy: and Adapted to the Use of Private Families, new edition, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 286:

[A]s small boys, we pelt one another and the village school-girls and our nursemaids and young lady cousins with they hay, till, hot and weary, we retire to tea or syllabub beneath the shade of some great oak or elm standing up like a monarch out of the fair pasture; […]

1860 July, Thomas Hughes, “Tom Brown at Oxford. Chapter XXIII. The Englebourn Constable.”, in David Masson, editor, Macmillan's Magazine, volume II, number 9, Cambridge: Macmillan and Co. and 23, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, →OCLC, page 211, column 2:

[H]is kind mother, when she fancied the croquet was flagging, thought of a sillabub—and lo! in walked a meek looking cow, adorned with flowers, and furnished the party with a most fragrant and most refreshing draught.

1870, “Una” [pseudonym; Mary Anne McMullen Ford], “The Departure”, in Echoes of the Past from a Retired Hamlet. A Tale Founded on Fact, London: Hatchards, →OCLC, page 14:

A drink dating back to the 16th century consisting primarily of milk curdled with an alcoholic beverage or some acid such as lemon juice, which is usually then sweetened and spiced.


acetylcholine chloride

(pharmacology) A parasympathomimetic drug that is rapidly broken down in the body, used for cataract surgery.


parasympathomimetic

parasympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system

(pharmacology) Acting by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system.

parasympathicomimétique

acting by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system


parasympathomimetic

(pharmacology) A parasympathomimetic drug.


phenolphthalein

phenolphthalein (countable and uncountable, plural phenolphthaleins)

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A white or yellowish-white crystalline compound C₂₀H₁₄O₄ used in medicine as a laxative and in analysis as an indicator because its solution is brilliant red in alkalies and is decolorized by acids.


mydriatic

(pharmacology) A drug that causes mydriasis.


hot with

In like manner did the Cold Brandy-and-Water Sheet waft me now to the “Cider-Cellar”—now to the “Coal-Hole”! I heard a thousand voices cry, “ Hot with ”—“ Cold without ”—and saw a multitude of men, spinning like dervishes about me—spinning with tubs of oysters !

a. 1846, “Life at the Cold Brandy-and-Water Cure: From the MS. of a late Patient”, in Mark Lemon et al., Punch, Volume 11, Punch Publications Ltd. (1846), page 244

He [Mr. H. S. Edwards] had formerly been unacquainted with even the taste of gin (a laugh, which was quickly suppressed by the usher of the court), but since this case had been placed in his hands, he had felt it his duty to consume several gallons of it. Part of this he had taken “hot with,” (meaning, as our reporter understood, “hot with sugar”); another portion he had enjoyed in the form of “cold without;” and the remainder in its simplest and most natural state—a state which he might be allowed to characterize as “neat but not gaudy.”

1848, “Our Own Law Report: Seager and Evans v. Cruikshank”, in Puppet Show, Volume II, J. Dover (1849), page 29

“Let me have some whisky—hot, with;—and don't stand there looking at nothing.”

c. 1862, Anthony Trollope, chapter XVI, in Orley Farm, volume II, Dodd, Mead & Company, published 1913, page 203:

[…] we sang together […] under the exciting influence of two quart bottles of Guinness, and about three tumblers each of gin, hot with, and only one knob of sugar— […]

1863, “Lobster Salad: by a Crustacean Artist”, in James Hogg, Florence Marryat, editors, London Society, volume 4, William Clowes and Sons, page 283:

(obsolete, colloquial, UK) A drink of hot spirits with sugar and water.


vasoconstrictor

“Anyone have any nasal spray?” I asked. “Afrin specifically?” Afrin is basically neosynephrine, a potent vasoconstrictor, and would be ideal to put on a tissue stuffed deeply in the nose.

2019 November 16, Jay Wellons, “The Danger of Traveling Light”, in New York Times:

(pharmacology) Any substance that causes vasoconstriction.


bevvy

Clipping of beverage + -y (diminutive suffix)

Well, she schlumphed her Vera down the screech at a rate of knots, zhooshed up the riah, checked the slap in the mirror behind the bar, straightened up one ogle fake riah that had come adrift, and bold as brass orderlied over as fast as she could manage in those bats and, in her best lips, asked, if she could parker the omi a bevvy.

1997, James Gardiner, Who's a Pretty Boy Then?, page 123:

'Want some Lou Reed?' asked Spam.
'Nah. I'll stick to the bevvy.'

1998, Toni Davidson, Intoxication: An Anthology of Stimulant-based Writing, page 44:

(British, Ireland, slang) Alcoholic beverage.


bevvy

en-verb

bevvy (third-person singular simple present bevvies, present participle bevvying, simple past and past participle bevvied)

bevvies (present singular third-person)
bevvying (participle present)
bevvied (participle past)
bevvied (past)

Anthony and I bevvied together a few nights, but the truth is I couldn't keep up.

2019, Craig Ferguson, Riding the Elephant:

(British, Ireland, slang, intransitive) To get drunk.


fen-phen

Blend of fenfluramine + phentermine, from the initial syllables of the two drugs.

It is hard to recall the last time a drug so excited the general public. Fen-phen in the 1990s, maybe? Viagra or Botox in the 2000s? Each had amazing hype cycles but none as explosive as Ozempic.

2023 October 9, Tressie McMillan Cottom, “Ozempic Can’t Fix What Our Culture Has Broken”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(pharmacology, medicine) A combination of the drugs fenfluramine and phentermine, formerly prescribed for weight loss.


paroxetine

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

(pharmacology) An antidepressant that is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and is also used for the treatment of anxiety disorders.


sulfa drug

Any of a group of antibiotic drugs structurally related to sulphonamide, tending to be bacteriostatic rather than bacteriocidal.


feints

(alcohol production) The weak spirit produced at the end of distillation (the weak feints); sometimes also the impure spirit produced at the beginning of distillation (the strong feints), much impregnated with fusel oil.


ipecac

en-noun

ipecac (countable and uncountable, plural ipecacs)

Contraction of ipecacuanha, from Portuguese ipecacuanha, from Tupi-Guarani ipekaaguéne (“emetic creeper”), from ipe (“small”) + kaa (“leaves”) + guéne (“vomit”); or from Tupian ɨpekakwánʸa, from ɨpeka (“duck”) + akwánʸa (“penis”).

af

(pharmacology) An emetic and expectorant drug that contains emetine and is prepared from ipecac especially as a syrup for use in treating accidental poisoning.


sex on the beach

en-noun

sex on the beach (plural sex on the beaches)

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While he mixed them up, I observed the other bar patrons – girls in tight white tops and guys swooping in on them – who had clearly drunk their fair share of sex on the beaches, perhaps in pursuit of same.

2002 July/August, Allison Joyce, “Party On!: It’s Never Too Late for Your First Spring Break in Jamaica”, in Islands, page 101, column 1:

[…] my hands and wrists ached from pouring thousands of long island ice teas, sex on the beaches, and white russians.

2012, Jayne Amelia Larson, Driving the Saudis: A Chauffeur’s Tale of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness on Rodeo Drive, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, published 2013, →ISBN, page 52:

Don’t worry Tara, we’ll get sloshed, all three of us, on the most expensive, delicious sex on the beaches you’ve ever tasted.

2016, Eva O’Connor, Overshadowed, Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, →ISBN, page 40:

A cocktail containing vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice and orange juice.


triple sec

triple sec (countable and uncountable, plural triple secs)

Borrowed from French triple sec (“triple dry”).

Any of several triple-distilled liqueurs flavoured with fruit e.g. Curaçao, Cointreau, and Grand Marnier.

triple sec

any of several triple-distilled liqueurs flavoured with fruit


black and tan

black and tan (countable and uncountable, plural black and tans)

(countable) Any of various breeds of dog having black and tan colouring.


malformation

malformation (countable and uncountable, plural malformations)

(teratology) An abnormal developmental feature of offspring.

уродливост

(teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring


skunked

en-adj

skunked (comparative more skunked, superlative most skunked)

more skunked (comparative)
most skunked (superlative)

We found some skunked beer in the abandoned cabin, but it was not worth drinking.

(of beer) Ruined by poor storage or exposure to light.


party favor

(US) A small gift given to a guest at a party, as a souvenir.


cosmo

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But if you’re looking to scream your head off with ten best friends and don’t want to hear boo about how you’re making too much noise, there’s no better place to get stupid than the Angie Dickinson room at Mary’s[…] With a cyclorama of Angie to spur you up and on, it’s bring on the Cosmos and pass the Pepper.

1997 April 14, “The Best of New York”, in New York, page 51:

There’s an incredible Tangerine Cosmo made in West Stockbridge, where the bartender, Jeremy Kenny, was inspired by the feminist symbolism on Passover.

2018, Natalka Burian, quoting Lenora Lapidus, A Woman’s Drink, page 141:

(informal) A cosmopolitan, a cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice, and cranberry juice.


combination product

en-noun

combination product (plural combination products)

(US, pharmacy) A drug, device, or biological product packaged separately that is intended for use only with another approved individually specified drug, where both are required to achieve the intended use, indication, or effect.


pharmacopeist

One who maintains, researches or studies pharmacopeia.


pharmacopeic

(American spelling, pharmacology, pharmacy) Alternative spelling of pharmacopoeic


dispensary

He watched for a while, pacing the small, slippery cobbles, then made for the deep shade of a stone porch on the other side of the square, where a sheet with a red cross on it had been draped around a pillar. A two-wheeled field dispensary with no driver stood outside the building.

1989, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, translated by H. T. Willetts, August 1914, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 120:

A place or room where something is dispensed, particularly:

(dated) Synonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.


Scooby snack

Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo (character)
Shaggy Rogers

Derived from the dog biscuits given to Shaggy and Scooby-Doo in the cartoon Scooby-Doo.

A cocktail made from Midori, banana liqueur, coconut rum, and pineapple juice.


ephedrine

ephedrine (countable and uncountable, plural ephedrines)

The great advantage of ephedrine is its effectiveness if taken as a pill, whereas adrenaline works only if injected or inhaled.

2003, Samuel H. Barondes, chapter 5, in Better than Prozac, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 63:

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid drug C₁₀H₁₅NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.


Quincy

A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”).
Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.

Any of a number of places in the US named after people with the surname, including:

A census-designated place, the county seat of Plumas County, California. Originally named Quinsy.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A city, the county seat of Gadsden County, Florida.


Quincy

Quincy (usually uncountable, plural Quincies)

A kind of dry white wine made from Sauvignon blanc grapes grown near Quincy in the Loire valley.


pomatum

pomatum (countable and uncountable, plural pomatums)

From Medieval Latin pomatum (“cider, ointment”), from Latin pōmum (“fruit, apple”) + -ātum (“-ate: forming nouns”). Doublet of pomate, pomade, and pomace.

bor

[W]hen we were to assemble in the morning at breakfast, down came my wife and daughters, drest out in all their former splendour: their hair plaistered up with pomatum, their faces patched to taste, their trains bundled up into an heap behind, and rustling at every motion.

1766, [Oliver Goldsmith], chapter 4, in The Vicar of Wakefield: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Salisbury, Wiltshire: […] B. Collins, for F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC:

On a huge tomb-like table in the middle of the room, lay two pencilled profiles of Mr. Fielding[…]; to these were added a cracked pomatum-pot containing ink, and a scrap of paper, […]

1829, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter V, in Devereux. A Tale. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:

(uncommon) Synonym of pomade, a kind of thick waxy hair product used as a styling gel.

pomade

(uncommon, obsolete) Synonym of cider, a soft or hard drink made from apples.


pomatum

en-verb

pomatum (third-person singular simple present pomatums, present participle pomatuming, simple past and past participle pomatumed)

pomatums (present singular third-person)
pomatuming (participle present)
pomatumed (participle past)
pomatumed (past)

(transitive, uncommon) Synonym of pomade: to apply pomade.


cinchona

en-noun

cinchona (countable and uncountable, plural cinchonas)

From New Latin cinchona, from Spanish Chinchón. Named by Carl Linnaeus after Ana de Osorio, 4th Countess of Chinchón (1599–1625), the wife of the Spanish Viceroy of Peru, who was allegedly cured of a fever by the bark.

named-after

Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera, 4th Count of Chinchón#Quinine

He seems to have collected plants of every kind - sugar-cane, coffee, cinchona, cocoa, indigo, and many others - and thus demonstrates beyond a doubt that Arnheim's Land will not prove herself behind the rest of the tropical world both in planting and agriculture, when the labour question is settled, and a properly-arranged coolie system enables planters to give the country a proper trial.

1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 222:

German chemists were the first to isolate pure drug chemicals from herbal medicines, with the isolation of morphine from crude opium in 1803 and quinine from the bark of the cinchona tree in 1820.

2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 8:

A tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark.


phencyclidine

en-noun

phencyclidine (countable and uncountable, plural phencyclidines)

(pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.

fensyklidiini

veterinary anesthetic, used illegally in humans as a hallucinogen


cannabidiol

cannabidiols (plural)
as CBD (abbreviation)

Coordinate term: tetrahydrocannabinol

We’re aware of the growing public interest in cannabis and cannabis-derived products, including cannabidiol (CBD). This increasing public interest in these products makes it even more important with the passage of this law for the FDA to clarify its regulatory authority over these products.

2018 December 20, U.S. Food, Drug Administration, “Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on signing of the Agriculture Improvement Act and the agency’s regulation of products containing cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds”, in fda.gov:

Cannabis sativa
Cannabis sativa#Translingual

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonintoxicating cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.


USAN

Initialism of United States adopted name - unique nonproprietary names assigned to pharmaceuticals marketed in the United States.


INN

(pharmacology) Initialism of international nonproprietary name.


albuterol

From (s)al(icylic acid) + -buterol (“phenethylamine derivative”).


warfarin

en-noun

warfarin (countable and uncountable, plural warfarins)

From Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation + (coum)arin.

af

(pharmacology) A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation:

Manufactured as a pharmaceutical drug and used in low dosage, with regular monitoring, for the prevention of thrombosis and embolism.

Manufactured as a chemical, used in high dosage as a pesticide.

In the case of pathological hypercoagulative conditions such as thrombosis and embolism, 4-hydroxycoumarin based oral anticoagulants, including warfarin as a well-known example, are administered to block the enzymatic function of VKORC1, effectively diminishing turnover of the vitamin K cycle.

2015 July 29, Carville G. Bevans et al., “Phylogeny of the Vitamin K 2,3-Epoxide Reductase (VKOR) Family and Evolutionary Relationship to the Disulfide Bond Formation Protein B (DsbB) Family”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:


salbutamol

From sal- (“salicylic acid derivative”) + but(yl)am(ino) + -ol.

The blue inhaler contained a medication called salbutamol, which was only ever to be used when you felt wheezy or short of breath.

2020, Dr Amir Khan, The Doctor Will See You Now, Ebury Press (2021), page 236:

(pharmacology) A synthetic beta-agonist bronchodilator related to aspirin, administered in the form of its sulfate (C₁₃H₂₁NO₃)₂·H₂SO₄ as an inhalational aerosol or as a tablet to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is marketed under the trademarks Combivent, Proventil and Ventolin.


salbutamol sulphate

(pharmacology) The sulphate salt form of salbutamol used in the treatment of asthma via inhalation.


PCN

en-noun

PCN (countable and uncountable, plural PCNs)

(pharmacology) Abbreviation of penicillin.


plum wine

plum wine (usually uncountable, plural plum wines)

plum + wine, plum being the traditional (though inaccurate) translation of ume, a Japanese fruit closely related to the apricot.

A liqueur made from ume, sugar, and shochu; umeshu.


fall off the wagon

en-verb

fall off the wagon (third-person singular simple present falls off the wagon, present participle falling off the wagon, simple past fell off the wagon, past participle fallen off the wagon)

falls off the wagon (present singular third-person)
falling off the wagon (participle present)
fell off the wagon (past)
fallen off the wagon (participle past)

Originally fall off the water wagon or fall off the water cart, referring to carts used to hose down dusty roads: see the 1901 quotation below. The suggestion is that a person who is “on the wagon” is drinking water rather than alcoholic beverages. The term may have been used by the early 20th-century temperance movement in the United States; for instance, William Hamilton Anderson (1874 – c. 1959), the superintendent of the New York Anti-Saloon League, is said to have made the following remark about Prohibition: “Be a good sport about it. No more falling off the water wagon. Uncle Sam will help you keep your pledge.”

Though he fell off the wagon several times, he eventually succeeded in quitting.

In 2006, he checked himself into the Hazelden center in Springbrook, Ore., to be treated for an addiction to alcohol, having fallen off the wagon after some 20 years of sobriety.

2014 August 11, Dave Itzkoff, “Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide”, in New York Times:

After nearly 17 years of sobriety, Zevon fell off the wagon hard when he was diagnosed.

2018 September 8, Steven Hyden, “His Sh*t’s F***ed Up: The Complicated Legacy of Warren Zevon”, in The Ringer, retrieved 2018-09-08:

(idiomatic) To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.

falde af vandvognen

to cease a self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an addiction

the latter three options are given for drinking, but can be replaced by other addictions

visszaesik/elcsábul, és újra iszik/inni kezd/italhoz nyúl


methamphetamine hydrochloride

The appropriation artist had been led to believe that he was a former speed addict, intravenous addiction to methamphetamine hydrochloride is what he remembered telling that one,[…]

1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 23:

The hydrochloride of the drug methamphetamine.


FDC

(pharmacology) Initialism of fixed-dose combination.


non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

en-noun

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (plural non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (plural)

(pharmacology) Alternative spelling of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug


vinho

vinho (countable and uncountable, plural vinhos)

Borrowed from Portuguese vinho (“wine”); compare vino. Doublet of wine and vine.


nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (plural nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (plural)

for hyponyms and hypernyms, see Thesaurus:nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Any anti-inflammatory drug, such as aspirin or ibuprofen, that does not contain steroids.

нестероидный противовоспалительный препарат

нестероидное противовоспалительное средство


narcokleptocracy

From narco- (“of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use”) + kleptocracy (“corrupt and dishonest government characterised by greed”).

prefix

United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

(rare) Drug lords and others involved in organized crime as a dominant group in society; the influence or rule exerted by this group.


Dom Pérignon

An expensive brand of champagne named for Dom Pérignon.


digestif

Borrowed from French digestif. Doublet of digestive.

An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.


calamine

en-noun

calamine (usually uncountable, plural calamines)

From French calamine, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kadmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of cadmia, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris.

doublet

(mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.


Churchill

/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃɪl/

/ˈt͡ʃɜːɹt͡ʃɪl/

Any of several placenames, derived from church and hill.

A community in the town of Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A community in the town of Erin, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

Allegheny County
Allegheny County#English

A borough of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.


nill

Compare Irish and Gaelic neul star, light. Compare nebula.

Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.


pharmacokinetics

(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.

Physiologic-based pharmocokinetic models are sometimes used to describe pharmocokinetics in laboratory animals, but they are seldom used to describe the pharmocokinetics of drugs used in humans.

2015, Thorsteinn Loftsson, Essential Pharmacokinetics: A Primer for Pharmaceutical Scientists, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 6:

(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.


distillery

en-noun

distillery (countable and uncountable, plural distilleries)

It's the water that makes this area famous. […] That water is still being used to supply Blackford's two dominant industries, Tullibardine whisky distillery to the south of the village and, more significantly, Highland Spring Group's bottling plant to the north.

2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, page 38:

A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.


restorative

/ɹɪˈstɒɹətɪv/

From Middle English restoratif, restoratyve, from Old French restoratif, restauratif and Medieval Latin restaurātīvus.

Marianne’s joy was almost a degree beyond happiness, so great was the perturbation of her spirits and her impatience to be gone. Her unwillingness to quit her mother was her only restorative to calmness; and at the moment of parting her grief on that score was excessive.

1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 25:


faints

Alternative form of feints (“product of distillation”)


pink gin

pink gin (countable and uncountable, plural pink gins)

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A cocktail consisting of gin with a very light dash of bitters.


corn liquor

corn liquor (countable and uncountable, plural corn liquors)

(US) A distilled spirit, derived from maize, having a high alcohol content and little flavor.


OxyContin

In his view, there is not much moral difference between the Sacklers, the enormously wealthy, extremely philanthropic family who made their money getting people addicted to OxyContin; Bill Clinton, who adopted MarketWorld’s beliefs during his presidency and in his work afterward; and others who have done nothing so obviously huge or harmful, but who aren’t willing to go radical, either.

2018 September 28, Bethany McLean, “Beware thought leaders and the wealthy purveying answers to our social ills”, in The Washington Post:

(pharmacology) A brand name for a controlled-release form of oxycodone, a synthetic analgesic drug.


calcitonin

calcitonin (countable and uncountable, plural calcitonins)

(pharmacology) A synthetic or recombinant form of calcitonin used to treat Paget disease of bone and postmenopausal osteoporosis.


drug of choice

(medicine, pharmacology) The best-choice medication designed to treat a particular medical problem.


haloperidol

haloperidol (countable and uncountable, plural haloperidols)

(pharmacology) A synthetic antidepressant drug used chiefly in the treatment of psychotic conditions.


calcium channel blocker

calcium channel blocker (plural calcium channel blockers)

(pharmacology) A class of drug used to treat hypertension and also angina and arrhythmia.


limoncello

limoncello (countable and uncountable, plural limoncellos)

/ˌlɪmənˈtʃɛləʊ/

/ˌlɪmənˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/

Borrowed from Italian limoncello, a diminutive of limone (“lemon”).

(uncountable) A kind of Italian lemon-flavoured liqueur.


neuroleptic

Borrowed from French neuroleptique, coined by Jean Delay and Pierre Deniker in 1955. Constructed from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “neuron”) and λῆψις (lêpsis), noun form of λαμβάνω (lambánō, “take hold of”).

The time has come, therefore, to establish some definite criteria for the new drugs that Delay called neuroleptics, of which chlorpromazine and reserpine are the primary ones, although chemically different.

1956, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Psychopathology & Quarterly Review of Psychiatry and Neurology, volume 17, page 383:

Neuroleptics, the first psychopharmacological treatments reported to be effective in adults, were interpreted as potent antianxiety drugs giving rise to the term "major tranquilizer" that was popular in the United States until the early 1970s and were also used to treat anxiety symptoms in children (as were other agents, including psychostimulants and antihistamintes).

1990, N. Sartorius, Anxiety: Psychobiological and Clinical Perspectives, page 259:

Thus initially neuroleptics may increase DA turnover and possibly even its action depending on the degree of postsynaptic block.

2001, Roy Webster, Neurotransmitters, Drugs and Brain Function, page 359:


neuroleptic

By mouth in doses of 2 to 3 grains, combined with neuroleptic drugs, it has enabled us to bring about a certain number of improvements in chronic schizophrenics.

1959, Psychopharmacology frontiers : proceedings of the pyschopharmacology symposium, page 131:

The mechanisms underlying the appearance of the parkinson-like symptoms during neuroleptic treatments are not ascertained.

1965, Horizons in Neuropsychopharmacology, page 121:

The neuroleptic drugs, and especially the phenothiazines, interact with a number of neurotransmitter systems in the brain and these actions can account for many of the pharmacological properties of the drugs.

2014, Philip B. Bradley, Introduction to Neuropharmacology, page 212:

(pharmacology) Having antipsychotic properties.

успокояващ

pharmacology: having antipsychotic properties


vinifera

Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera#Translingual

(winemaking) Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine.


carene

From Latin carēnum or caroenum, from Ancient Greek κάροινον (károinon), q.v.

(historical cooking, rare, obsolete) Synonym of carenum: a reduction of must or sweet wine in ancient European cuisine.


immunostimulant

(immunology, pharmacology) Any substance that stimulates an immune response.


immunostimulant

en-adj

immunostimulant (comparative more immunostimulant, superlative most immunostimulant)

more immunostimulant (comparative)
most immunostimulant (superlative)

(immunology, pharmacology) That stimulates an immune response.


spirits of wine

The genuine also ought to dissolve entirely in a mixture of four parts of spirits of wine , with one of rectified ether

1837, James Rennie, A New Supplement to the Latest Pharmacopoeias of London […] :


orally disintegrating tablet

en-noun

orally disintegrating tablet (plural orally disintegrating tablets)

(pharmacology) A pill designed to disintegrate in the mouth.


Herceptin

A trademarked name for the anti-cancer drug trastuzumab.


trastuzumab

From [Term?] + -tu- (“tumor”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).

af

(pharmacology) A drug used in the treatment of breast cancer which targets the HER-2 oncogene.


domperidone

From [Term?] + -peridone (“risperidone derivative”).

A new word was introduced recently into English — undigestion. This simply refers to a lack of movement of food in the stomach and small intestine and responds to treatment with domperidone.

2000, Trevor Stone, L. Gail Darlington, Pills, Potions and Poisons : How Drugs Work:

(pharmacology) An antidopaminergic drug used to suppress nausea and vomiting.


woo woo

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An alcoholic cocktail consisting of peach schnapps, vodka and cranberry juice.


pharmacodynamic

The pharmacodynamic properties of drugs

(pharmacology) Of or pertaining to pharmacodynamics.


pharmacokinetic

/ˌfɑː(ɹ)məkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk/

the pharmacokinetic properties of a drug

The method was acceptably validated and used to perform a pharmacokinetic study of anthraquinones after oral administration of R. acetosa in rats.

2019, Hye Suk Lee, Kwang-Hyeon Liu, editors, Drug Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics and Bioanalysis, MDPI, →ISBN, page 127:

(pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacokinetics.


pharmacodynamics

(pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that studies the effects and modes of action of drugs upon the body.


bioavailability

en-noun

bioavailability (countable and uncountable, plural bioavailabilities)

poor/low oral bioavailability

(biology, medicine) The extent to which a substance is molecularly available to cells and tissues in a living organism, which depends on factors such as solubility, pH level, and presence of enzymes and cofactors; for example, even if one's ingestion of vitamin B₁₂ is average/typical, one might nonetheless have B₁₂ deficiency if one has poor metabolism of this particular vitamin.

(pharmacology, nutrition) The amount of drug or nutrient which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration.

biosaatavuus

amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration


cisplatin

cisplatin (countable and uncountable, plural cisplatins)

From cis- + -platin (“platinum derivative”).

(pharmacology, uncountable) A platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl₂H₆N₂Pt) that is cytotoxic and is used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer.


cytisine

cytisine (countable and uncountable, plural cytisines)

(pharmacology) A polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.


d-amphetamine

(pharmacology) Alternative spelling of dextroamphetamine


radiopharmaceutical

(pharmacology) Any radioactive substance used as a pharmaceutical


-o-

Designated in the USAN guidelines for non-proprietary names of monoclonal antibodies.

(pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a murine source

-mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies


mashing

mashing (countable and uncountable, plural mashings)

More hot water is added, and the mashing process repeated, until the grain has been wholly deprived of its saccharine matter, which is generally accomplished by three, or at the most, four mashings[…]

1835, Robert Dundas Thomson, Thomas Thomson, Records of General Science, volume 2, page 459:

The action of soaking malted barley etc., in order to convert starch into sugars as part of the brewing process.


Darwin stubby

From Darwin, the Australian city where such bottles have been sold since 1958, + stubby (“small bottle of beer”), intended ironically.

2003, Our Own Little Kakadu, Janette Turner Hospital, North of Nowhere, South of Loss, page 102,
It was a steamy Sunday night, and Jug, guzzling from a large Darwin stubby of tarblack bitter, was weaving by the chapel′s open door on the esplanade when the Lord shouted at the top of His Almighty lungs: “Jug Wilkins, it is required of you this night to be a juggernaut for God.”

The stake now meant the winner got two hundred pounds, and the money was handed over the bar.
I told him, “Wait here while I get the stubbies”
I went out and got a Darwin Stubby out of the truck. When I went back inside I was holding it behind my back, but the ones who saw what I had were having trouble hiding their laughter.

2007, Leslie P. Richards, Truckin′ Tales, page 31:

2011, "bottle sizes", entry in Tom Colicchio, Charles Bamforth, George Philliskirk, Keith Villa, Wolfgang Stempfl, Patrick Hayes, The Oxford Companion to Beer, page 152,
In the Northern Territory of Australia the “Darwin stubby” is a 2-l beer bottle, originally four Imperial pints (2.27 l), sold to capitalize on the region′s reputation for beer consumption.

(Australia, informal) A 2.25 litre bottle of beer, today made principally as a tourist novelty.


horse

Unknown; probably originally criminals' cant based on the initial letter of both words.

Also Horse harness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See Horse-drawn vehicles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Note: Many of these were adapted into and/or gave their names to motor vehicle types

with the horse-drawn originals often being forgotten.

Check that shirt. I got a couple of jolts of horse stashed under the collar

It was to remember the juke box, the teasing, the dancing, the hard-on, the gang fights and gang bangs, his first set of drums—bought him by his father—his first taste of marijuana, his first snort of horse.

1962, James Baldwin, Another Country, New York, N. Y.: The Dial Press, published 1963 January, page 6:


octli

Learned borrowing from Classical Nahuatl octli


flunitrazepam

From flu(oro)- + nitr- + -azepam. First use appears c. 1973 in the South African Medical Journal.

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A short-acting benzodiazepine derivative with relatively long-lasting sedative effects, used as a hypnotic and as a premedication for anesthesia; 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-7-nitro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, C₁₆H₁₂FN₃O₃.


phenobarbital

en-noun

phenobarbital (countable and uncountable, plural phenobarbitals)

(pharmacology) A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug used chiefly to treat epilepsy.


purple heart

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The drug phenobarbitone when taken recreationally.

Detective Peter Goodall said the source of the tablets had not been traced. "Purple heart" or drinamyl tablets, were a stimulant drug and habit-forming.

1963 March 27, “Drug pills eaten like sweets, says detective”, in The Guardian:

And every penny she had / Was spent on purple hearts and cigarettes

1972, Ray Davies (lyrics and music), “Big Black Smoke”, performed by The Kinks:

We were all coming down from taking purple hearts, the fashionable uppers of the period.

2012, Pete Townshend, Who I Am, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 245:

(slang, historical) A drinamyl tablet when taken recreationally, popular in the 1960s.


kiddie cocktail

kiddie cocktail (plural kiddie cocktails)

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(informal) A non-alcoholic cocktail, particularly one suitable for children.


pulque

pulque (countable and uncountable, plural pulques)

From Mexican Spanish pulque, possibly from Nahuatl.

You went by the sour stink of pulque saloons; they gave you a water glass of cactus juice in there, two cents.

1957, Jack Kerouac, chapter 6, in On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC, part 4:

A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants.


Shirley Temple

Named after Shirley Temple, famous child actress from the 1920s to 1940s.

A non-alcoholic cocktail traditionally made with ginger ale, grenadine syrup, and orange juice garnished with a maraschino cherry and slice of lemon. The ginger ale is commonly substituted with lemon-lime soft drink, and the orange juice is commonly left out.


Roy Rogers

Named after the actor and singer Roy Rogers.

A non-alcoholic cocktail made with a cola soda (typically Coca-Cola) and grenadine syrup, garnished with a maraschino cherry.


veisalgia

From Norwegian kveis (“uneasiness after debauchery”) + -algia + -pain, suffering (from New Latin -algia, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”)), coined as a medical term by Jeffrey G. Wiese, Michael G. Shlipak, and Warren S. Browner in a 2000 article published in the Annals of Internal Medicine (see the quotation).

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There is no consensus definition of veisalgia ("alcohol hangover," from the Norwegian kveis, or "uneasiness following debauchery," and the Greek algia, or "pain"). Most descriptive and experimental studies have identified a set of common symptoms: headache, diarrhea, anorexia, tremulousness, fatigue, and nausea[…]. Perhaps the most alarming feature of veisalgia is its high prevalence. In a study of college students, 25% of students reported experiencing a hangover in the previous week and 29% reported losing school time for hangover recovery.

2000 June 6, Jeffrey G. Wiese, Michael G. Shlipak, Warren S. Browner, “The Alcohol Hangover”, in Annals of Internal Medicine, volume 132, number 11, →DOI, pages 897–902:

Ms. J may be caught in the vicious cycle of headache related to a hangover, drinking more to relieve the headache and tremor (perceived as anxiety), daytime sleeping, and using the alcohol to try and induce sleep at night. The tremulousness, which the patient experiences as anxiety, is also part of the veisalgia syndrome.

2005, Judith C. Ahronheim, Zheng-Bo Huang, Vincent Yen, Christina M. Davitt, David Barile, “Case 27: Headache”, in Case Studies in Geriatrics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 182:

Patients with alcohol hangover or veisalgia (from the Norwegian kveis or "uneasiness following debauchery" and the Greek algia or "pain") suffer from fatigue, insomnia, diarrhea, headaches, dry mouth, malaise, and nausea in addition to autonomic hyperactivity (tremor, sweating, tachycardia, and hypertension)[…].

2011, Nischita K. Reddy, Ashwani Singal, Don W. Powell, “Alcohol-related Diarrhea”, in Stefano Guandalini, Haleh Vaziri, editors, Diarrhea: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances (Clinical Gastroenterology), New York, N.Y., Dordrecht: Humana Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 385:

(medicine) The unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol; a hangover.

Anchers Hus
Annals of Internal Medicine
Christian Krohg
Skagen


mai tai

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Borrowed from Tahitian maitaʻi (“good”), supposedly exclaimed by the first person to taste the drink.

A cocktail typically containing rum, curacao, and lime.


Tom Collins

Various theories; see the Wikipedia article.

A cocktail containing gin, lemon juice, sugar and a splash of soda.


cyathus

From Latin cyathus, from Ancient Greek κύαθος (kúathos, “ladle”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of kyathos.

(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman ounce of wine and equivalent to about 45 mL although differing slightly over time.


Roussel+UCLAF+486, from Usines Chimiques des Laboratoires Français. From French RU-486. From the codename RU-38486, the 38,486th compound synthesized by Roussel-Uclaf; then shortened to RU-486.


(pharmacology) A drug formulation containing the active agent mifepristone


mifepristone

Dutch: mifepriston

French: mifépristone

German: Mifepriston

Italian: mifepristone

Vietnamese: mifepristone

From (a)mi(no)phe(nyl) + pr(opargyl) + ist- (“alteration of (o)est(radiol)”) + -one.

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Now a year later, as the courts consider the fate of mifepristone and abortion providers gird for the possibility of a miso-only protocol, Cristina says that she’s grateful she was able to end her unwanted pregnancy, although she knows not everyone has access to the same resources […]

2023 July 31, Sara Hutchinson, “Having an Abortion at Home? There’s a Hotline for That”, in Cosmopolitan:

(pharmacology) A steroid medication that inhibits the action of progesterone, typically given orally in combination with misoprostol in early pregnancy to induce abortion.

mifepriston

steroid medication used to induce abortion

-pris-

steroid compound acting on progesterone receptors


neurotoxicology

(neuroscience, toxicology) The scientific study of poisoning by neurotoxins.


neurotoxicologist

A toxicologist who specialises in neurotoxicology.


phytonadione

(biochemistry, pharmacology) Alternative form of phytomenadione.


phytomenadione

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A yellow oily naphthoquinone C₃₁H₄₆O₂ that is obtained especially from alfalfa, cabbage, spinach, and other leafy green vegetables or made synthetically and that has a fast, potent, and prolonged biological effect. It is essential for the blood-clotting process, effective orally, and useful especially in treating hypoprothrombinemia induced by anticoagulant drugs (trademark Mephyton).


pharmacogenetics

(pharmacology, genetics) The study of genetic variation that gives rise to differing responses to drugs.


phylloquinone

en-noun

phylloquinone (countable and uncountable, plural phylloquinones)

From phyllo- (“leaf”) + (naphtho)quinone.

(biochemistry, pharmacology) Synonym of phytomenadione.


menaquinone

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A pale yellow crystalline naphthoquinone C₄₁H₅₆O₂ that is obtained especially from putrefied fish meal and produced by bacteria in the large intestine and essential for the blood-clotting process. It is much more unsaturated than vitamin K₁ and slightly less active biologically, and is an isoprenoid derivative of menadione.


pharmacogenomics

In addition to the results of the cancer studies described above, studies of a large research cohort exposed to many kinds of therapies may provide early insights into pharmacogenomics — enabling the provision of the right drug at the right dose to the right patient.

2015 February 26, Francis S. Collins, Harold Varmus, “A New Initiative on Precision Medicine”, in The New England Journal of Medicine, volume 372, number 9, →DOI, page 795:

(pharmacology, genetics) The study of genes that code for enzymes that metabolize drugs, and the design of tailor-made drugs adapted to an individual's genetic make-up.


statin

From the suffix -statin, from terms such as lovastatin and simvastatin.

Among the latest are reports of the ability of several leading statins to reduce deaths from common cancers and blunt the decline of memory with age.

2020 September 21, Jane E. Brody, “For Older People, Reassuring News in the Statin Debate”, in New York Times:

(pharmacology) Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.


English strong ale

English strong ale (countable and uncountable, plural English strong ales)

An ale brewed to over 5% ABV that uses malt barley. It is brewed in England and also in America.


Lasix

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A brand of the drug furosemide.


frusemide

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) Former BAN name of the drug furosemide.


selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (plural selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (plural)
SSRI (abbreviation)

The literature on the dug treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder in children and adolescents contains several controlled trials of tricyclic antidepressants, a few open trials of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, and several studies of benzodiazepines including one controlled trial. Based on the review, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors emerge as the most promising treatment.

1999, Selby Jacobs, Traumatic Grief, Taylor & Francis (Brunner/Mazel), page 62:

2006, Campion Quinn, 100 Questions & Answers about Autism, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, page 109,
Common types of treatment for depression include the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and the tricyclic antidepressants.

2016, Medical Therapies, entry in Harold L. Miller, Jr. (editor), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Psychology, SAGE Publications, page 537,
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors exert their initial antidepressant effects by inhibiting the transport of serotonin into the presynaptic neuron and thereby increasing synaptic concentrations of serotonin.

central nervous system
central nervous system

(pharmacology) Any of a class of drugs, such as fluoxetine or sertraline, that inhibit the uptake of serotonin in the central nervous system and are often used to treat certain mental illnesses, such as depression.

szelektív szerotoninvisszavétel-gátló

any of a class of drugs that inhibit the uptake of serotonin in the central nervous system

selektívnyj ingibítor obrátnovo zaxváta serotonína

селекти́вный ингиби́тор обра́тного захва́та серотони́на

inhibidor selectivo de la recaptación de serotonina


sleeping pill

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You are my favorite sleeping pill
The secret bending of my waking will.
You bring me peace, you bring me rest.
Your gentle presence leaves me blest.

1979 April 28, “Mousie Mousie Wildflower”, in Gay Community News, page 22:

It was a little past ten that night when his nurse, Sylvia of the Bedpans, came tiptoeing in with sleeping pills on a little tray and told him that his friend, Detective Leary, had just been delivered to the emergency room in a meat wagon.

2012, Thomas Gifford, Kiss Me Once, →ISBN:

(pharmacology) A pill or tablet having a soporific effect.


lysergic acid diethylamide

lysergic acid diethylamide (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) A powerful synthetic hallucinogen, commonly abbreviated LSD.

tartrát dietilamída lizergínovoj kislotý

тартра́т диэтилами́да лизерги́новой кислоты́


BAN

British Approved Name
w:British Approved Name


spumante

spumante (countable and uncountable, plural spumantes)

Any of several Italian sparkling wines, some of which are made using the méthode champenoise.


streptomycin

(pharmacology) An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces griseus), is active against many bacteria, and is administered via intramuscular injection especially in the treatment of infections by gram-negative bacteria. It was the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis but is now chiefly used with other drugs because of its toxic side effects.


sparkling wine

sparkling wine (countable and uncountable, plural sparkling wines)

Any wine that is effervescent because of dissolved carbon dioxide; either because of fermentation in bottle or by physical carbonation.


psilocybin

psilocybin (countable and uncountable, plural psilocybins)

Borrowed from German Psilocybin (coined by Albert Hofmann), from translingual Psilocybe (“genus of mushroom”) + -in.

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The problem of the mushroom supply was solved straight away when Leary learned from a graduate student named George Litwin that a chemist at the Sandoz Corporation, Dr. Albert Hofmann, had recently synthesized the psychoactive molecule of the mushroom, calling it psilocybin.

2004, Martin Torgoff, “Psychedelic Spring”, in Can’t Find My Way Home: America in the Great Stoned Age, 1945–2000, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 70:

It’s no stretch to posit that because human neurotransmitters respond to the platform’s iconic use of a certain shade of blue, and spark with dopamine upon receiving a “like” or “tag” notification, desperate children are now living in cages and a raving madman occupies the Oval Office. Not even Orwell, after a feast of psilocybin, could have predicted this dystopia.

2019 January 29, Tom Bissell, “An Anti-Facebook Manifesto”, in New York Times:

(biochemistry) A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C₁₂H₁₅N₂O·H₂PO₃, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.


corky

en-adj

corky (comparative corkier, superlative corkiest)

corkier (comparative)
corkiest (superlative)

Bind fast his corky arms.

c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vii]:

Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.


neurotoxic

neurotoxic (comparative more neurotoxic, superlative most neurotoxic)

more neurotoxic (comparative)
most neurotoxic (superlative)

(toxicology, neuroscience, pharmacology) Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.


advocaat

en-noun

advocaat (countable and uncountable, plural advocaats)

Borrowed from Dutch advocaat (“liqueur”).

A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.


vancomycin

From vanquish + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic produced by a Streptomyces strain”).

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Vancomycin was given intravenously in doses of 0.5 gm. at 6-hour intervals for periods of up to 4 weeks to 9 patients, all of whom had staphylococcal infections.

1956, J. Geraci, “Some Laboratory and Clinical Experiences with a New Antibiotic, Vancomycin”, in Proc. Staff, Meetings Mayo Clinic, volume 31, number 21, page 564:

(pharmacology) A glycopeptide antibiotic C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄ produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci.


DMT

At the elite level, DMT is one of the most spectacular sports, with competitors completing high, multi-twisting somersaults.

double mini trampoline
double mini trampoline#English

Initialism of double mini trampoline, an aerial sport.


teratology

en-noun

teratology (countable and uncountable, plural teratologies)

From terato- + -logy, from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”).

affix

(toxicology) The study of the mechanisms, teratogenic agents, or teratogens, in bringing about malformations.

tératologie

(toxicology) study of the mechanisms in bringing about malformations.


syndactyly

en-noun

syndactyly (countable and uncountable, plural syndactylies)

From syn- + Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) + -y.

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Pranamya Menaria (India; born August 10, 2005) has 25 in total (12 fingers and 13 toes). This is as a result of the condition Polydactyly and Syndactyly.

2008, Guinness World Records — Human Body — Extreme Bodies — Most Fingers and Toes — Living Person:

2012, Donald S. Bae, Chapter 47: Release of Simple Syndactyly, John M. Flynn, Sam W. Wiesel (editors), Operative Techniques in Pediatric Orthopaedics, Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), page 326,
• Syndactyly refers to the failure of separation between adjacent digits, resulting in "webbed" fingers.
• Congenital syndactyly is classified according to the extent of digital involvement and the character of the conjoined tissue.
• Complete syndactyly extends to the digital tips (FIG 1A), whereas incomplete syndactyly ends proximal to the fingertips (FIG 1B).
• Simple syndactyly refers to digits connected only by skin and soft tissue. Complex syndactyly denotes bony fusions between adjacent phalanges.
• Complicated syndactyly refers to the interposition of accessory phalanges or abnormal bones between digits.

Fig. 2.2f.1 Complete syndactyly. Schematic (A) shows syndactyly of hand excluding the thumb. The thumb may be included in the syndactyly, as evident in the left hand of the patient with Apert syndrome (B). The great toe is usually included in syndactyly of the foot.

2016, David B. Everman, “2: Hands and Feet”, in Roger E. Stevenson, Judith G. Hall, David B. Everman, Benjamin D. Solomon, editors, Human Malformations and Related Anomalies, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, page 137:

Complex syndactylies are more often part of a syndrome such as Apert, Carpenter, or Saethre-Chotzen syndrome.

2021, Angelo B. Lipira, Joel S. Solomon, Jourdan A. Carboy, Juliana E. Hansen, “40: Congenital Hand Differences”, in Seth R. Thaller, Zubin J. Panthaki, editors, Tips and Tricks in Plastic Surgery, Springer, page 683:

(medicine, teratology) The anomalous condition, in humans, of having some fingers or toes fused with a web.


vinification

en-noun

vinification (countable and uncountable, plural vinifications)

From vinify (“to make wine”) + -ication (suffix forming nouns).


viniculture

en-noun

viniculture (countable and uncountable, plural vinicultures)

From Latin vīnī cultūra (“cultivation of wine, winegrowing”). Compare viticulture.

Synonym of viticulture, the cultivation of grape vines for producing wine.


vinify

en-verb

vinify (third-person singular simple present vinifies, present participle vinifying, simple past and past participle vinified)

vinifies (present singular third-person)
vinifying (participle present)
vinified (participle past)
vinified (past)

From Latin vinis (“wine”) + -ify (“to make into”).

To convert fruit juice—particularly grape juice—into wine by fermentation.


teratologic

(teratology) Pertaining to deformity, either congenital or resulting from accident.


ATRA

all-trans retinoic acid
all-trans retinoic acid#English

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) Initialism of all-trans retinoic acid.


all-trans retinoic acid

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) Tretinoin.


benzocaine

en-noun

benzocaine (countable and uncountable, plural benzocaines)

From benzo(ate) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

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(pharmacology) A local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever.

对氨基苯甲酸乙酯

deoi³ on¹ gei¹ bun² gaap³ syun¹ jyut³ zi²


tretinoin

en-noun

tretinoin (usually uncountable, plural tretinoins)

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) The all-trans isomer of retinoic acid that is applied to the skin to treat severe acne and reduce facial wrinkles, roughness, and pigmented spots.


hot toddy

hot toddy (countable and uncountable, plural hot toddies)

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After that I sat around in the apartment and drank too much hot toddy trying to crack the code in Geiger's blue indexed notebook.

A drink made from alcoholic liquor mixed with sugar, spice and hot water.


rosé wine

A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.


atorvastatin

atorvastatin (usually uncountable, plural atorvastatins)

From ator- + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”). The prefix probably from Spanish atorar (“to clog”), wherein the verb suffix -ar was taken off. Thus, the role is "to inhibit the clogging (of cholesterol)".

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(pharmacology) A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.


behind the counter

(idiomatic, pharmacology, medicine) Of drugs, dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor's prescription or other form of compliance.


zin

en-noun

zin (countable and uncountable, plural zins)


vial

From Middle English vial, viole, a variant of fiole, phiole, phial (“small bowl or cup for liquids, etc.; flask”) [and other forms]: see further at phial. Doublet of phiale.

nb...

fial, fialle, fiol, fyale, fyall, fyol, fyole, fyoll, viel, viele

Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / And this distilled liquor drink thou off.

c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:

And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 16:3:

A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.

أُنبوب

small tube-shaped bottle used to store a chemical

玻璃瓶 (bōlípíng, literally “glass bottle”)

药瓶 (yàopíng, literally “medicine bottle”) (usually for medicine)


procaine

en-noun

procaine (countable and uncountable, plural procaines)

from pro- (“acting as a substitute or deputy of”) + -caine.

con

(pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from benzoic acid, used as a local anesthetic, especially in dentistry.


opioid

Attested 1963; from opium + -oid, to distinguish from opiate.

鴉片劑

A substance that has effects similar to opium:

(pharmacology) Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.


pot still

A still used for distillation in the production of whisky, or for crude separations in a chemical plant.


calci-

(pharmacology) Used to form names of vitamin D analogs/derivatives.


teratologist

(teratology) A scientist specialising in teratology.


teratogenicity

en-noun

teratogenicity (countable and uncountable, plural teratogenicities)

(teratology) The capability to cause malformations or defects to an embryo or foetus.


teratogenesis

teratogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural teratogeneses)

congenital malformation
congenital malformation

(teratology) The development of congenital malformations.


teratological

In Jack London's urban gothic, the city's teratological economy comes to light in grotesque animal allegories.

1998, Christophe Den Tandt, The Urban Sublime in American Literary Naturalism:

(teratology) Of or relating to teratology.

(teratology) Of abnormal growth or structure of a fetus or embryo.


brewpub

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A public house with a brewery (usually a microbrewery) attached.


operidine

(pharmacology) The opioid analgesic drug pethidine.


meperidine

meperidine (countable and uncountable, plural meperidines)

(pharmacology) The United States Adopted Name of pethidine.


teratogenetic

en-adj

teratogenetic (comparative more teratogenetic, superlative most teratogenetic)

more teratogenetic (comparative)
most teratogenetic (superlative)


pethidine

en-noun

pethidine (countable and uncountable, plural pethidines)

Inside was a clutter of prescription pads and a carton containing a collection of diamorphine syrettes and a dozen ampoules of pethidine.

2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 125:

(pharmacology) A synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor.


Demerol

‘She must of^([sic]) grabbed some pills. There's half a dozen kinds up there – even demerol.’

1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 307:

“Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.”

1956, Jess Stearn, Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today, New York: Julian Messner, Inc., page 59:

Gately doesn’t miss weed much. The shocker-type AA Miracle is he doesn’t much miss the Demerol, either, today.

1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 361:

(pharmacology) A marketed brand of the drug pethidine.


diphenhydramine

diphenhydramine (countable and uncountable, plural diphenhydramines)

From diphen(yl) + (benz)hydr(yl) + -amine.

Diphenhydramine is a convenient and cheap antihistamine for use, but there are other drugs that do not make the user tired.

acetylcholine receptor
acetylcholine receptor

(pharmacology) An antihistamine and anticholinergic drug that blocks the effect of histamine at H₁ receptor sites, relieving allergy symptoms. It also reduces smooth muscle contraction, increases heart rate, and sedates the user by blocking muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs).


anencephaly

A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.


beam up

en-verb

beam up (third-person singular simple present beams up, present participle beaming up, simple past and past participle beamed up)

beams up (present singular third-person)
beaming up (participle present)
beamed up (participle past)
beamed up (past)

Pookie: "They call it the "Enterprise Room", man, because it's for people who wanna be beamed up to Scotty."

Crack cocaine done gave straight-up pimping a nosebleed in the ghetto. 'Specially when crack hoes be trickin for two or three dollars, just to get enough to beam up, how you gon charge a John a hundred or two hundred bucks?

2004, Teddy Hayes, Blood Red Blues, →ISBN, page 75:

(slang) To get high on drugs, especially crack cocaine.


stubby

en-adj

stubby (comparative stubbier, superlative stubbiest)

stubbier (comparative)
stubbiest (superlative)


quinalbarbitone

From Latin quinque ‘five’ + allyl + barbitone.

(pharmacology) A sedative-hypnotic compound, 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid, used to sedate patients before an operation.


secobarbital

en-noun

secobarbital (countable and uncountable, plural secobarbitals)

Blend of Seconal (trademark) + pentobarbital.

blend

(pharmacology) A barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative.


gillie

From Scottish Gaelic gille (“helper”), from Middle Irish gilla (“youth, young man; boy, male child; messenger, page, servant”), possibly borrowed from Old Norse gildr (“brawny, stout; of full worth”). Compare Irish giolla (“boy”).

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A Highland chief being as absolute in his patriarchal authority as any prince, had a corresponding number of officers attached to his person. […] Our officer of Engineers, so often quoted, has given us a distinct list of the domestic officers, who, […] belonged to the establishment of a Highland chief. These are, […] 4. Gillie-more, or sword-bearer, alluded to in the text. 5. Gillie-Casflue, who carried the chief, if on foot, over the fords. 6. Gillie-comstrain, who leads the chief's horse. 7. Gillie-Thrusha-narinsh, the baggage-man. 8. The Piper. 9. The piper's gillie, or attendant who carries the bagpipe.

1847, Walter Scott, “[Notes to Canto Third.] Note XVI.”, in The Lady of the Lake, a Poem, illustrated edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Carey and Hart, →OCLC, pages 289–290:

But my good companion had nothing in his mind but kindness; and the next moment, two of the gillies had me by the arms, and I began to be carried forward with great swiftness (or so it appeared to me, although I dare say it was slowly enough in truth), through a labyrinth of dreary glens and hollows and into the heart of that dismal mountain of Ben Alder.

1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: […], London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 1886, →OCLC:

(Scotland, originally) A male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief.


metaescaline

A lesser-known psychedelic drug, 3,4-dimethoxy-5-ethoxyphenethylamine; It is an analog of mescaline. Little data exists about the pharmacological properties.


pharmaceutics

‘One day, I expect pharmaceutics will offer a cure for even the severest mental illnesses.’

2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 631:

(plurale tantum) medicines, drugs, or other pharmaceutical compounds.


pharmacopoeia

en-noun

pharmacopoeia (plural pharmacopoeias or pharmacopoeiae)

pharmacopoeias (plural)
pharmacopoeiae (plural)

/fɑːməkəˈpiːə/

From French pharmacopée and post-classical Latin pharmacopoeia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek φαρμακοποιία (pharmakopoiía, “preparation of drugs”).

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φαρμακοποιία

(pharmacology) An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.


cyclopia

From cyclops + -ia; From Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps).

(teratology) A congenital abnormality in which the orbits of the eye do not divide to form separate sockets.


antifungal

en-adj

antifungal (comparative more antifungal, superlative most antifungal)

more antifungal (comparative)
most antifungal (superlative)

(pharmacology) That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.


antifungal

(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi.


estradiol

en-noun

estradiol (countable and uncountable, plural estradiols)

/ˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/

(American spelling, biochemistry, pharmacology) A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C₁₈H₂₄O₂) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens; the semisynthetic esterified compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.


ataractic

en-adj

ataractic (comparative more ataractic, superlative most ataractic)

more ataractic (comparative)
most ataractic (superlative)

From Ancient Greek ἀτάρακτος (atáraktos, “intrepid”), from ταράσσω (tarássō).

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Later on he was treated by the same psychiatrist with ataractic drugs.

2013, Einar Kringlen, Heredity and Environment in the Functional Psychoses, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 180:

(pharmacology) That has a tranquilizing effect.


ataractic

(pharmacology) A drug that is used to tranquilize; a tranquilizer.


ataraxic

en-adj

ataraxic (comparative more ataraxic, superlative most ataraxic)

more ataraxic (comparative)
most ataraxic (superlative)

/ˌætəˈɹæksɪk/


10-undecenoic acid

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) The common name for undecylenic acid.


undecylenic acid

unsaturated fatty acid
unsaturated fatty acid

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An organic unsaturated fatty acid derived from natural castor oil (ricinoleic acid). It has fungicidal properties and is used in the treatment of skin disorders, nail fungus etc.


motorhead

The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude.

1986, John Hughes, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Motion Picture), spoken by Grace Wheelberg (Edie McClurg):

Amelia may soon return to her roots in TV production as she completes an exciting pilot about car culture, a nice integration of vocation and avocation for this particular motorhead.

2023 December 13, “SoCal Car Guru Motorhead Mama Shares Sage Advice for Potential EV Buyers”, in Golden State:

(US, Canada, slang) A car, truck, or motorcycle enthusiast.

(UK, slang) A heavy user of amphetamines.


biophase

(pharmacology) The effect site of a drug


samogon

Borrowed from Russian самого́н (samogón), from само- (samo-, “self”) + stem of гнать (gnatʹ, “to distill”).

I'd be given a room in a peasant's house, next door to the cowshed, and light chores, […] drinking tea with whoever fancied himself as the local liberal, keeping them company over samogon in winter […]

2005, James Meek, The People's Act of Love, Canongate, published 2006, page 185:

In Russia, home-distilled illegal spirit, similar to vodka; moonshine.


copper aspirinate

rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) The cuprous salt of aspirin; it is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis


boilermaker

/ˈbɔɪləɹmeɪkɚ/

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The sole boilermaker visited the out-depots if necessary, but such occasions were exceptional, engines being worked up to Horsham on suitable duties and changed over as required.

1952 February, J. Pelham Maitland, “Locomotive Working on Sussex Branches Fifty Years Ago”, in Railway Magazine, page 83:

A person qualified to make or repair boilers.


polypharmaceutical

polypharmaceutical (comparative more polypharmaceutical, superlative most polypharmaceutical)

more polypharmaceutical (comparative)
most polypharmaceutical (superlative)

(pharmacy) Of or pertaining to polypharmacy


polypharmaceutical

(pharmacology) A preparation containing several drugs


breathalyze

en-verb

breathalyze (third-person singular simple present breathalyzes, present participle breathalyzing, simple past and past participle breathalyzed)

breathalyzes (present singular third-person)
breathalyzing (participle present)
breathalyzed (participle past)
breathalyzed (past)

To estimate the alcohol content of a person's blood by using a breathalyzer


amitriptyline

en-noun

amitriptyline (countable and uncountable, plural amitriptylines)

‘They were in very low concentrations, only fifteen per cent of the total. The remaining eighty-five per cent was made up of a powerful tranquillizer, amitryptiline.’

2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 327:

(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.


Maxiton

Maxiton (countable and uncountable, plural Maxitons)


calvados

calvados (countable and uncountable, plural calvadoses)

(uncountable) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.

卡尔瓦多斯苹果白兰地

kaa¹ ji⁵ ngaa⁵ do¹ si¹ ping⁴ gwo² baak⁶ laan⁴ dei²


racking

racking (countable and uncountable, plural rackings)

(brewing) The process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.


Melchizedek

From Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (malkî-ṣed̠eq). The name literally means “righteousness is my king”.

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מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק

Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (malkî-ṣed̠eq)

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 14:18:

(biblical) A king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham.


Melchizedek

מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק

Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (malkî-ṣed̠eq)

A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.


mojito

/məʊˈhiːtəʊ/

From Spanish mojito, diminutive of mojo (“sauce”), from mojar (“to moisten”), from Vulgar Latin *molliō (“to soften by soaking”), from Latin molliō (“soften”), from mollis (“soft”).

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A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime, sugar, mint, etc.


wine glass

A glass vessel, normally with a stem, from which wine is drunk.


wine bottle

Inherited from Middle English wynebotellys pl, equivalent to wine + bottle.

inh+

A tall bottle with a long neck, normally made of dark or clear glass, for holding and serving wine.


MR

en-noun

MR (countable and uncountable, plural MRs)

Controlled release (CR), modified release (MR), orally disintegrating tablets (ODT), and other innovative dosage forms are still of interest to both pharmaceutical producers and suppliers.

2014 April, Ken Seufert, “The New Dawn of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Innovative Solutions for Unprecedented Challenges”, in American Pharmaceutical Review, 17(3):8:

modified release
modified release#English

(pharmacology, medicine) Initialism of modified release.


tallboy

By surface analysis, tall + boy, but the furniture sense may have been originally modeled after lowboy, related to French bois (“wood”).

In her post, which was less than a minute long, she said that the company had sent her a tallboy can of Bud Light with her face on it. An image of the can was edited into the video.

2023 April 25, Amanda Holpuch, Julie Creswell, “2 Executives Are on Leave After Bud Light Promotion With Transgender Influencer”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(US) A tall beer can, either 16 or 24 ounces (473 or 710ml).


benzylpiperazine

benzylpiperazine (countable and uncountable, plural benzylpiperazines)

A recreational drug (C₁₁H₁₆N₂) having euphoric effects, marketed legally in some countries.


piperazine

piperazine (countable and uncountable, plural piperazines)

After German Piperazin, from piper(idine) + azine.

(organic chemistry, pharmacology, uncountable) A saturated heterocyclic compound, C₄H₁₀N₂, containing two nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring; it is used as an anthelmintic.


antivenom

antivenom (countable and uncountable, plural antivenoms)

From anti- + venom, q.v. Doublet of antivenin and antivenene.

Most deaths and serious consequences from snakebites are entirely preventable by existing means, including making antivenom much more widely available.

2008, “Poisonings”, in Margie Peden, Kayode Oyegbite, Joan Ozanne-Smith, Adnan A Hyder, Christine Branche, AKM Fazlur Rahman, Frederick Rivara, Kidist Bartolomeos, editors, World Report on Child Injury Prevention, WHO Press, →ISBN, page 129:

So how much venom do you actually need to make antivenom?
About 15.
15 snakes to make one vial of antivenom?

2022, Derek Muller, "How Horses Save Humans from Snake Bites", Veritasium, 00:03:12 ff.

(medicine) A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.


theophylline

From translingual Thea (“former genus name for the tea plant”) + Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + -ine.

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(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A bitter crystalline compound present in small quantities in tea leaves, isomeric with theobromine; used as a drug in therapy for respiratory diseases.


whippit

2004, M. A. Miller et al, "Nitrous oxide 'whippit' abuse presenting as clinical B12 deficiency and ataxia", in American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Elsevier, Volume 2, Issue 2, Page 124.

2006, Nitin K. Sethi et al, "Nitrous Oxide 'Whippit' Abuse Presenting with Cobalamin Responsive Psychosis", in Journal of Medical Toxicology, University of Pennsylvania Press, Volume 2, Number 2, Page 71.

Alternative form of whippet (“nitrous oxide cartridge”)


gamma-hydroxybutyric acid

en-noun

gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (plural gamma-hydroxybutyric acids)

gamma-hydroxybutyric acids (plural)
as: GHB (abbreviation)

(organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology) A naturally-occurring biochemical of uncertain function; sometimes used as a recreational drug


Argyrol

(pharmacology) An antiseptic compound of silver and a protein.

argirol

an antiseptic compound of silver and a protein


sulindac

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

(pharmacology) A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used as an analgesic and antipyretic


zoledronate

From zoledronic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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(pharmacology) The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of zoledronic acid. Used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.

zoledronic acid

coordinate as an acid versus a base, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution


mild ale

en-noun

mild ale (countable and uncountable, plural mild ales)

(British, historical) Young (newly brewed) ale, not yet having developed a tangy flavour.


mild and bitter

mild and bitter (countable and uncountable, plural mild and bitters)

A drink consisting of a mixture of mild and bitter beers.


thizz

"We've got thizz!" Alexis shot me a look to see if it was okay that she'd mentioned it.

2008, Joseph R. Sims, Skeletons, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 23:

(US, California, slang, African-American Vernacular) MDMA; Ecstasy.


neurolysin

(neuroscience, toxicology) A neurotoxin.


sleeping tablet

sleeping tablet (plural sleeping tablets)

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berberine

berberine (countable and uncountable, plural berberines)

(biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of alkaloid C₂₀H₁₉NO₅ originally obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, goldthread, and other plants. It is used in medicine especially for its antimicrobial properties.