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DRUG (from Fr. drogue, a word common in Romance languages, cf. Span. and Ital. droga; the origin of the word is obscure, but may possibly be connected with Dutch droog, dry)

This article appears in Volume V08, Page 597 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DRO-ECG
DRUG (from Fr. drogue, a word common in Romance languages, cf. Span. and Ital. droga; the origin of the word is obscure, but may possibly be connected with Dutch droog, dry) ., any organic and inorganic substance used in the preparation of medicines, by itself or in
combination
  with others, and either prepared by some method or used in a natural state (see
PHARMACOLOGY
  and
PHARMACOPOEIA
 ). In a particular sense "
drug
  " is often used synonymously for
narcotics
  or poisonous substances, and hence " to drug " means to stupefy or
poison
 . The word is also applied to any
article
  for which there is no
sale
 , or of which the value has greatly depreciateda " drug in the market."


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