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TRUTH SERUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does truth serum mean? 

TRUTH SERUM (noun)
  The noun TRUTH SERUM has 1 sense:

1. an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freelyplay

  Familiarity information: TRUTH SERUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRUTH SERUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

truth drug; truth serum

Hypernyms ("truth serum" is a kind of...):

intravenous anesthetic (an anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "truth serum"):

amobarbital (a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant)

Pentothal; thiopental; thiopental sodium; thiopentobarbital sodium (barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic)


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