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GHB
noun
a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape
Syn: ↑gamma hydroxybutyrate
Hypernyms: ↑club drug
Hyponyms:
soap, ↑scoop, ↑max, ↑liquid ecstasy, ↑grievous bodily harm, ↑goop, ↑Georgia home boy, ↑easy lay

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\\ˌjē(ˌ)āchˈbē\ noun (-s)
Etymology: gamma hydroxybutyrate
: a metabolite C4H8O3 of gamma-aminobutyric acid that is a depressant of the central nervous system and is used illicitly in the form of its synthetic sodium salt to produce sedative and euphoric effects or to stimulate release of growth hormone to increase muscle mass — called also gamma hydroxybutyrate

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abbrev
Gamma hydroxybutyrate, a designer drug with anaesthetic properties (also called (informal) GBH, fantasy)

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abbr. (sodium) gamma-hydroxybutyrate, a designer drug with anesthetic properties. Chem. formula: CH2OH(CH2)2COONa

Useful english dictionary. 2012.