"designer drug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: designer drugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} designer drug (plural designer drugs)
  1. A drug specifically developed to replace an illegal recreational drug, in order to circumvent existing drug laws, usually by modifying its molecular structure. Categories (topical): Recreational drugs Translations (modified drug): muuntohuume (Finnish), dopalacz [masculine] (Polish), droga de diseño [masculine] (Spanish), designerdrog [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-designer_drug-en-noun-1Msq8Pdm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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