to be tolerant to a drug

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• drug use — Introduction       use of drugs for psychotropic rather than medical purposes. Among the most common psychotropic drugs are opiates ( opium, morphine, heroin), hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin), barbiturates, cocaine, amphetamines,… …   Universalium

• drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… …   Universalium

• Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,… …   Universalium

• tolerant — tolerantly, adv. /tol euhr euhnt/, adj. 1. inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors. 2. favoring toleration: a tolerant church. 3. Med., Immunol. a. able to endure or resist the action of a drug, poison …   Universalium

• tolerant — tol•er•ant [[t]ˈtɒl ər ənt[/t]] adj. 1) inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors[/ex] 2) favoring toleration: a tolerant church[/ex] 3) med imu a) able to endure or resist the action of a drug, poison,… …   From formal English to slang

• tolerant — Having the property of tolerance. * * * tol·er·ant rənt adj exhibiting tolerance (as for a drug or physiological insult) <lactose tolerant> * * * tol·er·ant (tolґər ənt) able to endure, without effect, the action of any particular …   Medical dictionary

• drug-fast — Pertaining to microorganisms that resist or become tolerant to an antibacterial agent. * * * drug fast drəg .fast adj resistant to the action of a drug * * * (drugґfast″) drug resistant …   Medical dictionary

• tolerant — adjective Date: 1776 1. inclined to tolerate; especially marked by forbearance or endurance < tolerant parents > < a culture tolerant of religious differences > 2. exhibiting tolerance (as for a drug or an environmental factor) • tolerantly… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tolerant — /ˈtɒlərənt/ (say toluhruhnt) adjective 1. inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing. 2. favouring toleration. 3. Medicine able to endure the action of a drug, resist a poison, etc. 4. able to survive in adverse conditions:… …  

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