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noun
A psychoactive medication, especially one administered by injection, which supposedly renders a person cooperative and disposed to respond honestly to questions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: truth drug
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: truth drug
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intravenous anesthetic
Narrower terms: amobarbital, thiopental, thiopental sodium, thiopentobarbital sodium, Pentothal
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