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cocktailing

cocktailing

8.2
Mixing different drugs or medicines that can be dangerous
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒk.teɪl.ɪŋ/
  • NSFW
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  • During the experiment, he carefully mixed a cocktail of enzymes to observe the resulting chemical interactions.

Examples

  • Did you know that the glass of water you drank this morning may have been laced with a toxic cocktail of what's known as forever chemicals?

  • And that cocktail that he used was very, very efficient at killing HIV.

  • So you give cocktails of of drugs as opposed to single drugs.

  • You know, whatever he had was magnified by the drug cocktails that he did.

  • In other words, he made himself a cocktail of the Vibrio colorei and drank it.

  • They brought a cocktail of three phages, one of which they found on a rotting eggplant from South Africa.

  • Like it's just a, a, a really lethal cocktail of neglect, malice and incompetence, like all sort of swirled together.

  • In medical trials, researchers often use a cocktail of different drugs to enhance treatment effectiveness.

  • The scientist created a cocktail of chemical compounds to test their reaction under various conditions.

Synonyms

mixing
vscocktailing
51 1.8

Putting different things together so they become one

targets producing a combined effect often involving chemicals or drugs
compounding
vscocktailing
6 5.5

Putting two or more things together to make one new thing

emphasizes making mixtures designed to yield a combined effect often chemically
blending
vscocktailing
1 2.7

Mixing different things together until they form an even mixture

focuses on achieving a joint effect from substances often with drugs
commixture
vscocktailing
9.7

Putting different things together to make one thing

is aimed at producing a combined chemical effect especially with drugs
intermixture
vscocktailing
7.0

Different things joined together to make one thing

focuses on intentional practice to produce a combined effect often using drugs
premixing
vscocktailing
4.2

A way of combining ingredients before the main cooking or baking step

prioritizes achieving a combined effect rather than just earlier preparation
co-administration
vscocktailing
  • Specialized
4.6

To give two or more medicines at the same time

involves physically joining substances to create a combined effect rather than just giving them

Antonyms

25 3.1

The state of having no dirt or other things mixed in

8 3.2

The act of putting things into different groups

How Dangerous

cocktailing
  • NSFW
8.2
polydrug
  • NSFW
8.2
mixing
51 1.8

Surface Forms

cocktailing singular
cocktailings plural

Morphology

cocktailing = cocktail (semi-transparent) = cocktail + ing

Built from the same base, but the chemistry/drug-mixing sense is a metaphorical extension rather than a literal reference to drinks.

Etymology

Cocktailing comes from cocktail, which means a 'mixture'. A helpful way to remember the medical or drug sense is to think of 'mixing' several substances together, so cocktailing means combining drugs or chemicals to produce a combined effect.