controlled substance

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Noun

controlled substance (plural controlled substances)

1. (officialese, law) A drug or chemical whose use, possession, manufacture, or sale is regulated or banned by the government.

   Synonym: (UK) controlled drug

   • 2003, Michael D. Cole, The Analysis of Controlled Substances, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page 120:

     In order to determine that a controlled substance is present, it is frequently necessary to carry out a full forensic analysis of such samples.

Translations

regulated drug or chemical

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 控制物質／控制物质 (kòngzhì wùzhì)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: säännelty aine
• French: substance contrôlée f
• German: Betäubungsmittel (de) n
• Hungarian: szabályozott anyag
• Portuguese: substância controlada f
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• schedule