(pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
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An astringent and narcotic drug made from the dried leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp (Cannabis Indica), and chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication. See Hasheesh.
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(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation; "postexposur…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation; "postexposur…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology.the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion, duration of effect, etc.
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The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.An acidulated fermented drink of the Arabs and Egyptians, made from millet seed and various astringent substances; also, an intoxicati…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.A plant of the Mint family and genus Lycopus; esp. L. Virginicus, which has mild narcotic and astringent properties, and is sometimes…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot (C. Indica) is found in gardens of the nor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.A poisonous resin extracted from hemp (Cannabis sativa, variety Indica). The narcotic effects of hasheesh are due to this resin.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.The gum resin of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Same as Churrus.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.A powerfully narcotic and intoxicating gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.To affect or season with drugs or ingredients; esp., to stupefy by a narcotic drug. Also Fig.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.A slightly acrid gum resin produced by the common hemp (Cannabis saltiva), of the variety Indica, when cultivated in a warm climate; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astringent, narcotic, drug, dried, leaves.
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