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| aspirin |
a tablet or pill made of this drug. [1/2 definitions] |
| bolus |
a large pill or ball of medicine, used primarily for large animals. [1/2 definitions] |
| extended-release |
of or pertaining to a pill, tablet, capsule, or device that released drug slowly over an extended period of time. |
| lude |
(slang) a methaqualone pill. |
| multivitamin |
a compound or combination of several vitamins in a single pill, tablet, or dose. [1/2 definitions] |
| PCP |
a powerful and dangerous drug originally intended as an animal tranquilizer but sometimes ingested by humans for its psychedelic and mood-altering effects; phenylcyclohexylpiperidine, or phencyclidine pill. |
| pep pill |
(informal) a pill, tablet, or capsule containing a stimulant such as amphetamine. |
| pill |
(informal) an oral drug for women designed to prevent pregnancy; birth control pill (prec. by "the"). [3/6 definitions] |
| pill bug |
any of various small land isopods that are able to curl their segmented bodies into a pill-like ball. |
| pop1 |
(slang) to ingest (a pill, drug, drink, or the like). [1/17 definitions] |
| sleeping pill |
a pill or tablet containing a drug that induces sleep. |
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