GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gamma hydroxybutyrate mean? 

• GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRATE (noun)
  The noun GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRATE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gamma hydroxybutyrate; GHB

Hypernyms ("gamma hydroxybutyrate" is a kind of...):

club drug (a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gamma hydroxybutyrate"):

easy lay; Georgia home boy; goop; grievous bodily harm; liquid ecstasy; max; scoop; soap (street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate)