Poly-drug
[pol-ee-druhg] /ˌpɒl iˈdrʌg/
adjective
1.
being or pertaining to several used simultaneously, especially narcotics or addictive drugs:
a center for dealing with polydrug abuse.
adjective
1.
involving or taking more than one kind of illegal drug: a poly-drug user
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[pol-ee-i-lek-truh-lahyt] /ˌpɒl i ɪˈlɛk trəˌlaɪt/ noun, Chemistry. 1. an of high molecular weight, usually polymeric, either natural or synthetic. polyelectrolyte pol·y·e·lec·tro·lyte (pŏl’ē-ĭ-lěk’trə-līt’) n. An electrolyte, such as a protein or polysaccharide, having a high molecular weight.
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[pol-ee-em-bree-uh-nee, -oh-nee, -em-brahy-uh-nee] /ˌpɒl iˈɛm bri ə ni, -ˌoʊ ni, -ɛmˈbraɪ ə ni/ noun, Embryology. 1. the production of more than one embryo from one egg. /ˌpɒlɪˈɛmbrɪənɪ/ noun 1. the production of more than one embryo from a single fertilized egg cell: occurs in certain plants and parasitic hymenopterous insects polyembryony pol·y·em·bry·o·ny (pŏl’ē-ěm’brē-ə-nē, -ěm-brī’-) n. […]