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truth serum
truth serumn. Any of various hypnotic or anesthetic drugs, such as scopolamine or thiopental sodium, used to induce a subject under questioning to talk without inhibition.truth′ se`rum n. a drug, as the barbiturate thiopental sodium, considered to induce an inclination to talk freely and to reveal repressed or withheld information. Also called truth′ drug`.[1920–25]ThesaurusNoun | 1. | truth serum - an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freelytruth drugamobarbital - a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsantintravenous anesthetic - an anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory systemPentothal, 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 | Translationstruth serum
truth serumdrug inducing one to speak uninhibitedly. [Science: Brewer Dictionary, 1105]See: Honestytruth serum
truth se·rumcolloquialism for a drug (for example, amobarbital sodium, thiopental sodium) intravenously injected with scopolamine for the purpose of eliciting information from the subject under its influence; a misnomer because the subject's revelations may or may not be factually true, and its legal status and use are questionable.truth serumn. Any of various hypnotic or anesthetic drugs, such as scopolamine or thiopental sodium, used to induce a subject under questioning to talk without inhibition.A short-acting barbiturate that induces profound relaxation during which a person tends to talk with fewer inhibitions; visualisation and hypnosis is a prime method for introducing false memoriestruth se·rum (trūth sērŭm) Colloquialism for a drug intravenously injected with scopolamine to elicit information from the subject under its influence; a misnomer because the subject's revelations may or may not be factually true, and its legal status and use remain questionable. truth se·rum (trūth sērŭm) Colloquialism for a drug (e.g., amobarbital sodium, thiopental sodium) intravenously injected with scopolamine to elicit information from subject under its influence. truth serum
Synonyms for truth serumnoun an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effectSynonymsRelated Words- amobarbital
- intravenous anesthetic
- Pentothal
- thiopental
- thiopental sodium
- thiopentobarbital sodium
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