designer drug


designer drug

noun

Definition of DESIGNER DRUG

: a synthetic version of a controlled substance (as heroin) that is produced with a slightly altered molecular structure to avoid having it classified as an illicit drug

Examples of DESIGNER DRUG

  1. Ecstasy is a designer drug.

First Known Use of DESIGNER DRUG

1983

Rhymes with DESIGNER DRUG

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