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drug

US /drʌɡ/

noun Foundation · A2 Sức khỏe

Definition

a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The pharmacy must store every drug at the correct temperature.

Word Family

NounNoun
drug gốc drugging druggist
VerbVerb
drug gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • medication(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
  • medicinethe branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

Collocations

  • Easy buy prescription drugs
    to obtain in exchange for payment regarding prescription drugs
  • Medium drug development clinical phases
    to drug development clinical phases, meaning to administer a drug to
  • Hard combating illicit drug trafficking syndicates
    to combating illicit drug trafficking syndicates, meaning to battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
  • Very Hard a drug on the market due to oversupply
    referring to a drug on the market due to oversupply

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