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noun
A drug specifically developed to replace an illegal recreational drug, in order to circumvent existing drug laws, usually by modifying its molecular structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a psychoactive drug deliberately synthesized to avoid anti-drug laws; mimics the effects of a banned drug; law was revised in 1986 to ban designer drugs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: psychoactive drug, mind-altering drug, consciousness-altering drug, psychoactive substance
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